Ebola 'moving far faster than the capacity to manage', WHO says
Friday, September 12, 2014 - 11:11
in Biology & Nature
Ebola virus cases in West Africa are rising faster than the ability to contain them, the World Health Organization says, as experts warn that the exponential rise could become a worldwide disaster.
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