For NBC News, Jane Weaver, Jiachuan Wu, and Javier Zarracina report on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When compared to past outbreaks since 2012, the trajectory of the current outbreak looks more intense, as indicated by a much steeper line.
Ebola outbreak trajectories
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