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Mourners bury a 6-month-old Ebola victim, marking third orphanage death as Congo outbreak spreads
Africa’s CDC said the outbreak has 894 confirmed cases and more than 200 deaths as the Bundibugyo strain spreads into Uganda.
- On Friday, mourners in eastern Congo buried a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola, the third child lost at an orphanage as Congolese Health Minister Roger Kamba confirmed 933 cases and 245 deaths.
- The Bundibugyo strain driving the outbreak lacks approved vaccines or treatments, enabling rapid spread from Ituri into North Kivu, South Kivu, and Uganda despite containment efforts.
- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Thursday that the virus risks 35,000 suspected potential contacts, with Ituri remaining the epicenter after reporting more than 90% of confirmed cases.
- During a visit to Bunia on Friday, Kamba announced that all health centers in Ituri will be free and healthcare workers' bonuses will be doubled to support the response.
- Response efforts face friction as residents clash with healthcare professionals over militarized burial practices, while Alex Lock of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies urged the public to resist indifference.
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Another orphan dies from Ebola as Congo outbreak spreads
Ituri, the region at the center of the current outbreak, has reported more than 90% of the cases. The response has been complicated by residents clashing with healthcare professionals over disrupted burials and the response to the outbreak, which has been militarized at times.
·Washington, United States
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