Ebola outbreak worsens as attacks cripple Congo response

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The security crisis is creating a major public-health emergency in North Kivu, where armed attacks, assaults on responders and the burning or targeting of health facilities are disrupting surveillance, treatment and vaccination operations. Africa CDC said an Allied Democratic Forces attack last week killed 66 people, including three health workers, while three confirmed Ebola patients remain unaccounted for. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said insecurity is among the greatest obstacles to the response, limiting humanitarian access and preventing rapid engagement with affected communities.

Sources: Reuters