1,400 People Have Died So Far In The Second Largest Outbreak Of Ebola In History

The Ebola virus epidemic in Western Africa was the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history, killing over 11,000 people and spreading to ten countries, including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Spain, and the United States. On June 14, the World Health Organization released a statement declaring another Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is a health emergency in the region, but does not meet the criteria of an international emergency. The UN also declared the outbreak is not yet a global emergency but it is "an extraordinary event" of deep concern.

However, officials are concerned about the spread of the disease, and the fact there isn't sufficient money to fight it. "The Committee is deeply disappointed that WHO and the affected countries have not received the funding and resources needed for this outbreak," the WHO statement says. "The international…