A senior World Health Organization official warned that for four out of five Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the source of infection cannot be identified, and that the true number of cases may be two to three times higher than reported. The warning was cited by Reuters and reported by Israeli media.
A senior official at the World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be significantly larger than official figures suggest. According to the official, cited by Reuters and reported by Israeli media, the source of infection cannot be identified for four out of every five patients, and the true number of cases could be two to three times the currently reported count. The warning highlights the difficulty of containing the outbreak, which has already claimed hundreds of lives. The Zioneer has previously reported on the outbreak's progression, including earlier statements from the WHO and the Red Cross emphasizing the challenges of containment in the affected region.
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