Ebola outbreak in DRC 'could be worse' than 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak, IRC senior director warns.
Dr. Mesfin Tessima, senior director at the International Rescue Committee, says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be worse than the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak.
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