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Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 100 people out of 550 cases, with armed conflict and attacks on health workers slowing containment efforts. The crisis could become one of the worst Ebola outbreaks in history.
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 100 people out of 550 confirmed cases, making it one of the larger outbreaks in recent history. Armed conflict in the region is preventing health workers from reaching patients and containing the virus. Attacks on medical workers are slowing the response further.
This is a collision between two crises: disease and war. Ebola spreads in exactly the conditions created by conflict—fragmented healthcare, population displacement, collapsed trust in institutions. Once an outbreak gets this large, it's exponentially harder to control. If the conflict doesn't ease, the death toll will keep climbing. Even if fighting stops tomorrow, the healthcare infrastructure is too damaged to respond quickly.
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