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The World Health Organisation says rebel attacks and the wide geographical spread of the disease hamper containment of the outbreak, and it says, risks creating a "perfect storm". Health workers suspended Ebola prevention work in a number of regions following recent attacks on the eastern city of Beni. Hygiene precautions are are also being taken in neighbouring Uganda. A senior WHO official, Peter Salama, says Beni is one of the areas worst affected by the Ebola outbreak. (Image: Health workers carry out the body of a patient with unconfirmed Ebola virus on August 22, 2018 in Mangina, near Beni, in the North Kivu province. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)