The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 3,700 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. In the past 21 days, cases fell by about 26% in Ituri province and 15% in Haut Uele, but North Kivu recorded a 73% increase. WHO Regional Emergency Director for Africa Dr Marie Roseline Belizaire said the outbreak is not under control and remains spread across a wide geographic area. She noted that around one in three new cases are only identified after people have died outside Ebola treatment centres.
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