The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo... is worsening by the day.<br />The country's health ministry said in its update on Friday... that 14 new deaths from the virus were reported,... bringing the latest death toll to 1,008.<br /> Prior to the announcement, the World Health Organization had said... that the number of deaths from the latest Ebola outbreak in Congo... was expected to surpass 1,000 this week.<br />The Ebola outbreak was first declared in eastern Congo last August,... and has now become the second deadliest outbreak of the virus in history.<br />The WHO's emergency chief said... the organization had been working to contain the epidemic since then,... but such efforts have been complicated by a volatile security situation and deep community mistrust in the area. <br />
