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Shortages of new vaccines and attacks on aid workers are among the factors that have hampered health authorities' efforts to fight a new and deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This latest outbreak is the second-worst ever, following a massive outbreak in 2014-2016, and the WHO warns of a "new normal" in which large outbreaks become common. Here's a look at the current outbreak in context.