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WHO Expects Ebola To Spread In Congo In Areas Too Dangerous To Send Workers

The World Health Organization says violence and insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu region is preventing health workers from stopping the spread of Ebola.
An Ebola patient is being checked by two medical workers on Wednesday in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu region.

The World Health Organization said Friday that security concerns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu region were preventing aid workers from reaching certain areas — and leaving open the possibility of the Ebola virus spreading.

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