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The head of the US's top public
health body warned that the epidemic in Liberia is set to get worse and that
many cases of the deadly disease had not been included in the official tally.
"The cases are increasing. I
wish I did not have to say this, but it is going to get worse before it gets
better," Tom Frieden, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, told a news conference in Monrovia.
"The world has never seen an
outbreak of Ebola like this. Consequently, not only are the numbers large, but
we know there are many more cases than has been diagnosed and reported,"
he said.
Last week, Democratic Republic of
Congo said 13 people had died with symptoms of an unspecified haemorrhagic fever,
and performed tests on dozens of others who had come into contact with them.
There is currently no confirmed treatment for the
virus, but a number of companies are trying to develop a cure.
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