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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Liz Cookman

Ebola deaths surge to 1,000 as mistrust keeps people from health clinics

Health workers training to deal with the Ebola outbreak - (AFP/Getty)

More than 1,000 people have died in the fastest-growing ever Ebola outbreak, currently spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as misinformation keeps people away from health clinics and fuels attacks on healthcare.

At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers have been recorded, carried out by angry mobs who have stormed treatment centres or targeted response teams.

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