What is Ebola and why is stopping the latest outbreak so difficult?
Image source, EPAByJames GallagherHealth and science correspondent and Emery MakumenoBBC AfricaReporting fromKinshasaUpdated 1 hour agoThe current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest of the 17 the country has faced as it continues to spread.
Figure caption, Why DR Congo's Ebola outbreak is so hard to stopCases have also been confirmed in North Kivu (714) and South Kivu (3), provinces partly controlled by the rebel AFC-M23 alliance.
Getting the spread of the deadly virus under control is challenging because it involves a rare species of Ebola for which there is no vaccine - though some are being tested - and the epicentre is in an area affected by conflict.
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