# World Health Organisation director general, doctor Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has expressed concern over the speed and scale of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. There have been 131 deaths linked to the outbreak. The WHO has declared the outbreak an international emergency. Ghebreyesus says the number of cases and deaths would change, as field operations are scaling up, including strengthening surveillance, contact tracing, and laboratory testing:
WHO chief voices concern over the speed and scale of the Ebola outbreak [SOUND]
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