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Will the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda spread further?

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Will the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda spread further?
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The World Health Organization declares the epidemic a global health emergency.

But the World Health Organization is warning that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Uganda could be much larger than what has been detected so far.

The global health body is advising countries to activate national disaster mechanisms and introduce cross-border and internal screening.

Ariel Kestens – Head of the Kinshasa delegation, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Dr Margaret Harris – Lecturer at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research

Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma – Former deputy director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Originally reported by Al Jazeera