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Ebola outbreaks, the deadliest coming between 2018 and 2020, killing nearly 2,300 people. Security risks make efforts to control such outbreaks highly challenging
Ebola and what isn’t. If there is a large-scale outbreak, our town is not prepared to handle it.” The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) stresses the need for swift
control challenging. Ebola is [a severe illness](https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/outbreaks/index.html) with a high fatality rate that spreads through direct contact with body fluids such as the blood or vomit of infected people, or dead bodies
Ebola. The disease has so far been confirmed in three health zones in Ituri, including Bunia, and the areas of Rwampara and Mongwalu, where the outbreak is concentrated. Only 13 blood samples have been tested
Ebola poses outside east Africa is minimal. The first known case was a nurse who developed symptoms on 24 April, so the virus had been spreading undetected for weeks. This means that the true size
Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). As of Saturday, the centre had reported 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases. The outbreak began in Mongwalu, a busy mining area. Infected people later travelled out of the area
Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, the WHO has deployed experts, personal protective equipment (PPE), laboratory support and emergency funding while coordinating regional preparedness efforts. But these sorts of efforts are at risk with