The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is rapidly spreading, overwhelming the country's fragile healthcare system. Aid groups cite new virus strains, aid cuts, and cultural practices as contributing factors.

<p>New strain of virus, aid cuts, and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreak</p><p>The warnings from aid groups and healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been stark, their calls for coordinated international action impassioned.</p><p>As the country reels from the return of the Ebola virus, there is growing concern that its fragile healthcare system will struggle to cope with an outbreak that experts say goes well beyond the numb...