Congo's Ebola outbreak is creating new hotspots with little or no support for patients, as health workers warn the fight against the disease is far from over.
A new outbreak of Ebola strikes the Democratic Republic of the Congo, carried by the rare Bundibugyo virus. In an analysis published by the excellent site The Conversation, an epidemiologist who participated in the response against Ebola in Sierra Leone warns about its rapid progression and the risk of the epidemic going far beyond Congolese borders. By Jia B. Kangbai Senior reader, Njala University Given its speed, scale and scope, the Ebola ep…