Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

World Health Organisation confirms resurgence of deadly disease one year after end of epidemic in West Africa

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World Health Organisation staff train local health workers in Liberia during the Ebola epidemic
(Image credit: John Moore, Getty Images)

A new Ebola outbreak has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one year after the end of the epidemic in West Africa that killed 11,000 people.

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