Ebola: outbreak in West Africa still out of control, warns WHO

Death toll from Ebola continues to rise as the organisation admits it 'failed to see the writing on the wall'

Ebola health workers in Guinea
(Image credit: CELLOU BINANI/AFP/Getty)

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is not yet under control and is still "running ahead" of efforts to control it, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

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