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The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is worsening due to a critical shortage of health workers, while U.S. poultry farmers face strict biosecurity measures amid ongoing bird flu concerns. These developments highlight the strain on global and local health infrastructure in managing infectious disease containment. Observers are monitoring the Senate confirmation hearing for F.D.A. nominee Dr. Heidi Overton, who faces scrutiny over the administration's stance on vaccine policy and food safety.

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Congo faces health worker shortage as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says

Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases have surged 73% over three weeks, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.