DRC Ebola outbreak “far from under control”, warns WHO

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is “far from being brought under control”, warned Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the Geneva-based World Health Organisation (WHO). He warned of a “high” risk that the epidemic could spread internationally. "Three months ago, I declared the Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the DRC to be a public health emergency of international concern. Since then, the outbreak has spread rapidly and the risk of further national and…