The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to worsen significantly unless the response to it is stepped up, an emergency committee of experts convened by the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
However, it does not yet constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the emergency committee said.
There have been 139 deaths and 215 probable and confirmed cases in the outbreak, which was declared on Aug. 1. The WHO has said it could spread at any time to neighbouring Uganda or Rwanda, although both countries were well prepared.
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