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All you need to know as WHO steps up emergency response to Ebola's 'alarming rise'

The World Health Organisation has issued a fresh warning about the "rapidly evolving" Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, as the death toll continues to rise and case numbers surge

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The World Health Organisation has issued a fresh warning about the "rapidly evolving" Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, as the death toll continues to rise and case numbers surge

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