The second largest Ebola outbreak in Central Africa killed 1,400

• 1,400 people died from the current Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.
• To date, there have been 2,100 cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
• Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, said the outbreak was "really scary" and showed "no sign of quitting anytime soon".
• However, the Wellcome Trust and the UN have not stated that it was an international emergency.
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the most widespread epidemic in history, killing more than 11,000 people and spreading to ten countries, including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria Spain and the United States.

On June 14, the World Health Organization issued a statement that another Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda was a health emergency in the region, but did not meet the criteria of the World Health Organization. An international emergency. The UN also said that the outbreak was not yet a global emergency, but that it was an "extraordinary event" of a deep concern.

However, officials are worried about the spread of the disease and the fact that there is not enough money to fight it.

"The Committee is deeply disappointed that WHO and the affected countries have not received the funding and resources needed for this epidemic," says the WHO statement. "The international community must increase funding and support the strengthening of preparedness and response in DRC and neighboring countries."

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Up to now, there have been up to 2,100 cases of Ebola during this recent outbreak and 1,400 people have died.

Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, said that it was "really scary" and that it shows "no sign of quitting anytime soon".

"If I look back at a similar time in West Africa in 2014, prime ministers and presidents were talking about Ebola," he said, according to ScienceMag. "Frankly, it has not happened in this epidemic."

Since the virus spread in Uganda, nearly 4,700 health workers in 165 health centers and clinics have been vaccinated, according to the Guardian.

"There are now more deaths than any other Ebola outbreak in history without the West Africa epidemic of 2013-2016, and there is no doubt that the situation worsens to reach these terrible levels, "said Farrar in a statement. "We urgently need change to stop the spread of the Ebola virus and save lives."