‘The people of the DRC don’t believe Ebola exists’
This is the statement made by Dr. Pierre-Olivier Ngadjole, a member of the Swiss NGO Medair, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the site of one of the worst Ebola outbreaks.
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The worst Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 9,000 cases, with more than 4,300 deaths recorded, local health authorities reported in mid-October.
The fatality rate is 48.3%, according to the National Institute of Public Health of the Congo (INSP).
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A doctor with the Swiss NGO Medair explains why the fight to contain the Ebola epidemic has so far failed.
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