The Ebola epidemic tearing through the Democratic Republic of Congo is accelerating rapidly and threatening regional stability.
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned international delegates Tuesday that the outbreak remains dangerously far from controlled.
The deadly virus is moving swifter than previous epidemics, leaving health officials frantically struggling to contain the advancing threat.
Dr. Tedros emphasized that the pathogen gained an early advantage, forcing emergency responders to play a desperate game of catch-up.
International health authorities now harbor deep anxieties that the shadow of contagion could soon cross borders into neighboring nations.