Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new Ebola epidemic on Monday in the western city of Mbandaka,more than 1000 kilometres away from an ongoing outbreak of the same deadly virus in the east.
Hardened from years of endless epidemics,one of which - Ebola - is still lingering,people in the DRC didn't wait for government orders.
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Suspected Hutu militiamen have killed 16 people,including 12 rangers,in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park.
At least 11 people have died this year after entering US Customs and Border Protection's custody.
The World Health Organisation said multiple large outbreaks are being reported across Africa,Europe,Latin America and the Middle East.
Evariste Mfaume lobbied the government for land and helped set up farms for 19,000 returning families.
Health authorities appear to have arrived at two drugs that may provide a cure for a disease often considered a death sentence.
"This epidemic could last two or three years,"authorities warned,as they raced to try to contain the hemorrhagic fever.
The death"in such a dense population centre underscores the very real risk of further disease transmission,perhaps beyond the country's borders,"UN said.
The World Health Organisation used global alarm after the virus threatened to spread to a major city and into neighbouring countries.