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New Ebola cases show rise for second week in row
Source: BBC
11 February 2015 Last updated at 15:20 ET
The number of new cases of Ebola has risen in all of West Africa's worst-hit countries for the second week in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
This is the second weekly increase in confirmed cases in 2015, ending a series of encouraging declines.
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The WHO said that the increase highlights the "considerable challenges" that must still be overcome to end the outbreak.
"Despite improvements in case finding and management, burial practices, and community engagement, the decline in case incidence has stalled," the UN health agency said in a statement.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31429433