Ebola Deaths Rise Sharply as 'Scale and Speed' of Outbreak Concerns WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm on a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in central Africa, warning that it threatens to overwhelm regional healthcare systems.
At least 131 confirmed deaths and over 500 suspected cases have been reported. The emergence of an American missionary, Dr.
Peter Stafford, as a positive case for the Bundibugyo virus underscores the far reaching implications of this outbreak.