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The outbreak has grown to 78 cases, and vaccination has begun in the affected area.

As the WHO detailed stepped-up efforts to prepare four key countries to prevent and detect cases, tests in Uganda ruled out three suspected cases.

The WHO's director-general today warned that 'red zones' in conflict areas could be hiding places for Ebola.

A WHO official said Ebola spread could get worse before it gets better, due to health worker exposures early in the outbreak.

The health ministry says 54 suspected cases are being investigated, up from 47.

So far, there are 43 confirmed and probable cases, and health officials are probing 46 additional supected illnesses.

Thirteen of the 43 cases are confirmed; 3 health workers were infected, 1 fatally.