WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda an international public health emergency as cases surpass 1,400 with 350 deaths and 500 under isolation. UN warns crisis could push 1 million in DR Congo deeper into poverty.
An Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda has surpassed 1,400 cases, with 350 deaths and 500 people under isolation. WHO has declared the outbreak an international public health emergency, and the UN warns the crisis could push 1 million people in DR Congo deeper into poverty.
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