Jun 10, 2019
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.