In past Ebola outbreaks, fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% - but effective treatments are now available, and patients who receive care early see their chances of survival improve significantly.
An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - four months after the last one ended.
The World Health Organisation's regional director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said:"Time is not on our side. The disease has had a two-week head start and we are now playing catch-up."
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