UN hails progress in Ebola response, cites insecurity as biggest challenge
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UN health officials on Friday hailed progress in the Ebola response six months after the outbreak first prompted global concerns, but cautioned that the disease continues to spread to more remote and dangerous parts of Congo.
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An aid worker discusses an Ebola patient's care with a relative at the Ebola Treatment Center of the Kitatumba Reference Hospital in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in October. (Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters)
United Nations health officials on Friday hailed progress in the Ebola response six months after the outbreak first prompted global concerns, but cautioned that the disease continues to spread to more remote and dangerous parts of Congo.
With the number of confirmed cases now surpassing 11,100, the outbreak is the second-worst for Ebola on record and has spread to parts of east, central and west Africa. More than 5,400 people have died so far, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
Flagged by health authorities in mid-May, the outbreak is driven by the rare Bundibugyo species of the virus, for which there are no approved treatments or vaccines.
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