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World Health Organisation: Tanzania not sharing information on Ebola

Tanzania is refusing to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a rare public rebuke as the region struggles with an outbreak already declared a global health emergency. [Reuters]

Tanzania is refusing to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a rare public rebuke as the region struggles with an outbreak already declared a global health emergency.

Transparency and speed are key to combating the deadly hemorrhagic fever because it can spread rapidly. Contacts of potentially infected persons must be quarantined and the public warned to step up precautions like handwashing.

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