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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Constant Same Bagalwa and Ope Adetayo

Congo’s Ebola burial teams battle community anger, fatigue and fear of infection

Congo Ebola Burial Teams - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Yuma Adolphe and his team are responsible for the safe and dignified burial of some of the people who die from Ebola in Ituri, the epicenter of history's deadliest Ebola outbreak. Nearly every day, they dig the graves, prepare the bodies and handle the coffins.

But as the authorities grapple with the outbreak, which has killed nearly 3,200 people among more than 6,500 cases, the burial team says they are at their limits, struggling with an increasing workload and hostile communities.

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