Ebola Outbreak Spreads Rapidly in Eastern DRC

The World Health Organization is concerned about the scale and speed of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where cases and deaths are rising. The WHO is considering the use of experimental vaccines, and a WHO official warns the outbreak is unlikely to be over in two months. A hostile environment in eastern DRC is threatening the response, according to the UN. One headline also notes that Western aid cuts weakened the country's health surveillance system.