Virus spreads undetected in DRC and Uganda as cases and deaths climb

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The head of the WHO said he was "deeply concerned by the scale and speed of the epidemic."

Ebola deaths in DR Congo have risen to 118 as the outbreak spreads into new regions and neighbouring Uganda, prompting the WHO to declare an international health emergency

Urban spread and conflict zones cited as factors raising alarm over containment.