Congo Ebola outbreak: constant burials as death toll reaches 80

An Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri province of Congo has resulted in at least 80 reported deaths. Health workers are intensifying screening and contact tracing efforts to contain the disease.

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Congo Ebola outbreak: constant burials as death toll reaches 80

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An Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri province of Congo has resulted in at least 80 reported deaths. Health workers are intensifying screening and contact tracing efforts to contain the disease. The outbreak was first announced on Friday, with 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases at that time. Residents in Bunia, the capital of Ituri, have expressed fear due to the ongoing daily burials, with some reporting multiple deaths and burials each day for about a week. The exact nature of the disease remains unclear to some locals.

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“At this point, we don’t really know what kind of disease it is,”

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“Every day, people are dying … and this has been going on for about a week. In a single day, we bury two, three, or even more people,”

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Officials first announced the outbreak on Friday, with 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases.

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At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province.

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At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease on Saturday. Officials first announced the outbreak on Friday, with 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases.In Ituri’s capital, Bunia, locals recounted their fears amid constant burials.“Every day, people are dying … and this has been going on for about a week. In a single day, we bury two, three, or even more people,” said Jean Marc Asimwe, a resident of Bunia. “At this point, we don’t really know what kind of disease it is,” said Asimwe.

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