The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the "fastest growing" ever, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday.
"This is the fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever, not only among the previous Bundibugyo outbreaks, but all the different viruses that are causing Ebola," Dr Wessam Mankoula, head of emergency preparedness and response, told reporters.
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