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The second deadliest Ebola outbreak in recorded history is spreading rapidly across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Frontline healthcare workers say they're missing wages while trying to contain the crisis.
The second deadliest Ebola outbreak in recorded history is spreading across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Frontline healthcare workers say they're not receiving their wages while trying to contain the outbreak. The combination of high mortality, rapid spread, and demoralized healthcare workers is a worst-case scenario for disease control.
Ebola outbreaks are typically contained through aggressive isolation, contact tracing, and rapid treatment of cases. All of that requires money and motivated workers. When healthcare workers aren't getting paid, they stop showing up. When they stop showing up, the outbreak accelerates. This is how an already-severe outbreak becomes catastrophic.
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