Majority of new Ebola cases are ‘from unknown chains of transmission,’ WHO official says

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The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo continues to worsen with new cases emerging from unknown transmission chains, according to the WHO emergencies chief. Response efforts remain challenged as the situation escalates.

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo “continues to outpace the response efforts,” the WHO’s emergencies chief said on Tuesday after returning from a trip to one of the worst hit…