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The death toll from the Congo Ebola outbreak topped 100 out of 550 confirmed cases. Armed militants and conflict are preventing health workers from reaching patients and containing spread.
The death toll from the Congo Ebola outbreak topped 100 out of 550 confirmed cases. Armed militants and active conflict are preventing health workers from reaching patients and containing the outbreak. The mortality rate is running high, and the inability to access patients means the virus can spread more freely.
Conflict and disease outbreaks compound each other in predictable ways. Health systems collapse, workers can't operate safely, and populations disperse. The Ebola death rate in conflict zones is typically higher than in stable environments because isolation, distrust, and lack of access all work against containment. The longer the armed conflict continues, the more ground Ebola will gain, and the harder it will be to control once conflict ends.
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