Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
An Ebola outbreak of a rare type is rapidly spreading in eastern Congo, raising concerns among healthcare workers who feel unprepared. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency, with 51 confirmed cases and many suspected deaths. The situation is exacerbated by ongoing conflict and a collapsing health system in the region.
- ▪Healthcare workers in eastern Congo report feeling underprotected and undertrained amid the Ebola outbreak.
- ▪The World Health Organization has confirmed 51 cases of the rare Bundibugyo virus in Congo and two cases in Uganda.
- ▪The outbreak has been declared a public health emergency, with concerns about its scale and speed.
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Red Cross workers arrive at a health center to transport people who died of Ebola in Rwampara, Congo, Wednesday. AP-YonhapBUNIA, Congo — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in the face of a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places.“It’s truly sad and painful because we’ve already been through a security crisis, and now Ebola is here too,” said Justin Ndasi, a resident of Bunia, site of the first known death that was announced last week after what experts call a worrying delay in detecting the virus.The response unfolds in a region long threatened by armed groups that have kept a large part of the population on the run and control a major city where…
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