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# Translation Jordi Alberola, delegate of the Spanish Red Cross in the Democratic Republic of Congo, warns that cuts in financing for United States cooperation are already being felt, which was intended to strengthen the health system and early detection mechanisms, on which the evolution of the epidemic depends Interview - Manuel Albela, epidemiologist: "It's out of control, we fear it will cross borders" Jordi Alberola (1982, Godella) is a delegate of the Spanish Red Cross in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he has been working on the ground for three years alongside volunteers and local doctors. The current Ebola epidemic is one more emergency in a long chain of crises that dampens the morale of the population. Natural disasters, health crises, violence and lack of resources mean that citizens already distrust the authorities.