As WHO sounds alarm over Ebola in DRC, what can be learned from previous outbreaks?
By Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent
Conflict, mistrust and delayed detection could complicate response to emergency caused by Bundibugyo variant
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WHO considers use of experimental vaccines as Ebola cases and deaths rise in DRC
By Kat Lay in Geneva
WHO chief said he was ‘deeply concerned’ after at least 500 suspected Ebola cases and 130 deaths reported in outbreak of Bundibugyo strain
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WHO official warns Ebola outbreak unlikely to be over in two months as cases and deaths rise in DRC
By Kat Lay in Geneva and agencies
At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting
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WHO head ‘deeply concerned’ by Ebola outbreak as cases and deaths rise in DRC
By Kat Lay in Geneva and agencies
At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting
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Calls for release of Sierra Leonean singer jailed in ‘crackdown on free speech’
By Sarah Johnson
Zainab Sheriff unjustly sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and threatening language, say activists
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Free up fertiliser supplies to avert global food crisis, Yvette Cooper urges
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