'DRC's largest Ebola outbreak on record: Active conflict and armed groups hamper the response'

The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling its largest Ebola outbreak on record, according to Heather Kerr, the International Rescue Committee's Country Director for Congo. She says the outbreak went undetected for months, hampered by delayed diagnosis, the difficulty of distinguishing this Bundibugyo strain from more common illnesses, and the challenge of operating in an active conflict zone.

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