The current Ebola epidemic, part of the Congolese region of Ituri, is intimately linked to intense mining, which leads to the destruction of the forest and fragile ecological balances, as well as to concentrations of often very poor populations.
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The current Ebola epidemic, part of the Congolese region of Ituri, is intimately linked to intense mining, which leads to the destruction of the forest and fragile ecological balances, as well as to concentrations of often very poor populations.