At least 30 deaths at DR Congo camp show Ebola could be spreading fast
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An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly through Ituri region, with nearly 900 cases and over 230 deaths recorded since mid-May, caused by the Bundibugyo strain for which no vaccine currently exists. Transmission is accelerating in displacement camps and among healthcare workers, hindered by diminishing humanitarian resources, misinformation, and resistance to public health measures.
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At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp officials said was unprecedented, with some confirmed to have died from Ebola in a sign the disease could be spreading fast there.
It was not possible to confirm the causes of all the deaths because patients or their relatives in Kigonze camp in Bunia – the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo – had until Thursday refused testing, a...
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