WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak

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• WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak toggle caption Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP BUNIA, Congo — The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday expressed concern over the "scale and speed" of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola known as Bundibugyo in eastern Congo, where authorities reported 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 suspected cases.
• The virus spread undetected for weeks after the first known death as authorities tested for a more common type of Ebola and came up negative, health experts and aid workers said.
• The Bundibugyo virus has no approved medicines or vaccines.
• In Bunia, the site of the first known death, health workers in protective gear moved among residents wearing fabric masks.
• "I know the consequences of Ebola, I know what it's like," said a worried resident, Noëla Lumo.