DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes world's second largest on record

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared the current Ebola epidemic the second largest ever recorded and the fastest-spreading outbreak on record. Authorities are urging the world to "pay much more attention" to the crisis. The declaration has raised serious alarm among international health authorities.

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