Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike
Frontline workers in Ituri province threaten a strike over unpaid benefits and poor conditions as Congo reports 1,561 cases and 506 deaths.
- Congo's Ministry of Health reported that the Ebola outbreak has reached 1,561 confirmed cases, including 506 deaths, since it was declared on May 15.
- Frontline workers deployed in Ituri issued a 24-hour strike notice on Sunday, citing unpaid benefits since the outbreak began and complaining of the "arrogance" of teams sent from Kinshasa.
- The outbreak has spread to North Kivu and South Kivu as the World Health Organization notes the lack of vaccines for the Bundibugyo virus, which lacks approved treatments.
- Officials have yet to identify the outbreak's patient zero and must trace tens of thousands of contacts, a process the threatened strike could severely hamper.
- While Congo has faced 16 past outbreaks of the disease, most involved the Zaire virus, for which a vaccine exists; the current strain has caused the worst first month on record.
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Death toll from DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 500 as healthcare workers threaten strike
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 500 people, the UN health agency's figures showed Monday. Healthcare workers in Ituri province, the heart of the outbreak,…
More than 500 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed over 500 lives. World Health Organization figures show 1,561 confirmed cases and 506 deaths in the DRC. Two deaths have also occurred in neighboring Uganda, with 16 patients recovering there. This outbreak is driven by a rare Ebola species lacking approved vaccines or treatments.
There are over 1,500 confirmed cases of the disease.
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Ekstra BladetIn total, DR Congo has registered 1561 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 506 confirmed deaths, it said.
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) killed more than 500 people, according to a final World Health Organization (WHO) assessment on Monday, based on data from Congolese health authorities.
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