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Story summary
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola outbreak has killed over 2,100 of more than 4,500 cases.
- The disease spread to a sixth province, Bas-Uele, after a death in Buta.
- Contact-tracing has collapsed, with 60-70 % of new cases outside monitored contacts.
- WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus warned the outbreak could surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic.
- Health workers at Nizi Treatment Center in Ituri struck over three months of unpaid wages.
