At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola could be spreading fast
Camp leaders say 30 people have died since early May, with symptoms linked to Ebola, as families refuse testing and sanitation gaps persist.
- At least 30 people have died at the Kigonze displacement camp in Bunia, Congo, since May, with camp officials describing the death rate as unprecedented despite families largely refusing testing.
- Limited sanitation and overcrowding at Kigonze complicate containment efforts, with families sharing cramped tents and camp spokesperson Desire Grodya Bapi noting residents must empty overflowing latrines by hand.
- Four aid groups including Mercy Corps scaled back water and hygiene projects following funding cuts, while The Trump administration defended the reductions by prioritizing "hyper-prioritised life-saving humanitarian assistance."
- On Friday, a senior World Health Organization official reported 75 medics have been infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 17 deaths, as emergency director Marie Roseline Belizaire highlighted protective gear shortages.
- Justin Zanamuzi of Caritas noted residents continue refusing testing, stating, "Our team tried to persuade people to accept doctors to inspect the bodies. They completely refused," amid fears Ebola spreads among Congo's 5 million displaced people.
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In the Kigonze camp, which houses 15,000 people, 30 people have died since the beginning of May, all of them showing symptoms suggestive of Ebola.
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At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp officials said was unprecedented, with some confirmed to have died from Ebola in a sign the disease could be spreading fast there. It was not possible to confirm the causes of all the deaths because patients or their relatives in Kigonze camp in Bunia – the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of…
Dozens of deaths at Congo camp suggest Ebola could be spreading fast
At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp officials said was unprecedented, with some confirmed to have died from Ebola in a sign the disease could be spreading fast there. It was not possible to confirm the causes of all the deaths because patients or their relatives in Kigonze camp in Bunia — the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of…
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