Hell of a disaster in eastern Congo as health-workers strike over unpaid salaries, confirmed Ebola cases top 2,000
Health workers at the Bunia General Hospital went on strike on Wednesday, the latest group to have walked off their job at the epicentre over payment issues.
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The latest government data shows 1,708 recorded cases, including 580 deaths, and that the first month of this Ebola outbreak was already the worst on record, health authorities said. The strike comes at the start of enrolment for clinical trials for the treatment of the Bundibugyo virus that is responsible for this outbreak.
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The WHO announced the same day that the first participant had been enrolled in the study, which is evaluating whether the antiviral remdesivir, the experimental antibody treatment MBP134 or a combination of both can improve survival among patients infected with the Bundibugyo virus.
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The reported case fatality rate was likely an underestimation, as many deaths that occurred before the outbreak was declared remain under investigation, the WHO added.
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Bunia is one of the epicentres of the Ebola outbreak, which has so far infected 676 people and killed 136. Response has been hampered by uncertainty surrounding the initial cases, the absence of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, community mistrust and persistent insecurity.
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The latest Ebola disease outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, is concentrated in Congo’s eastern province of Ituri. There are 515 confirmed infections, including 91 deaths, according to Congolese health authorities. The number of cases is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed weeks late
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Mongbwalu has emerged as the epicentre of the rare Bundibugyo type. The town attracts large numbers of labourers who work in large goldmines with muddy pools of gold deposits, narrow pits and caves. They live in low-income areas including crowded camps and have little access to proper health protocols.
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