Ebola : Healthworkers in DR Congo worry for their life amid deadly outbreak
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A Bundibugyo virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has spread rapidly in its opening month, producing roughly 900 confirmed cases and more than 230 deaths. Weekly case growth reached nearly 40%, making this one of the most severe outbreaks by early-stage comparison. Vaccine and treatment development is underway, but immediate operational challenges include food insecurity at treatment facilities driving patient departures and declining hospital attendance among pregnant women.
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Ituri province in eastern DRC is the hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak.
The response to the virus is underway.
On the frontlines of this outbreak are healthcare workers, who feel increasingly helpless.
They have never faced an outbreak of this magnitude before.
Report by Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula, Paula Sevilles and Jorkim Jotham Pituwa. ...
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