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The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to give an update after it declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.

The current strain of Ebola is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, for which there are no approved drugs or vaccines.

In a speech, the WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is also expected to address a hantavirus outbreak onboard a cruise ship.

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