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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Aiza Moraña

Second Congo Ebola Treatment Tent Burned In Burial Clash, Escalating Community Transmission Risk

An Ebola treatment tent operated by Doctors Without Borders in eastern Congo has been burned by residents, the second such attack in one week. The facility in Mongbwalu managed patients infected with the Bundibugyo virus, a rare Ebola strain.

No casualties were reported in the attack. However, 18 patients suspected of carrying the virus fled the burning structure and remain unaccounted for, raising concerns about further community transmission.

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