A growing public health emergency is unfolding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where at least 30 people have died in a displaced persons camp amid fears that Ebola infections may be spreading undetected among thousands of vulnerable residents.
The deaths, recorded since early May at the Kigonze displacement camp in Bunia, Ituri Province, have triggered concern among health officials and humanitarian organizations already battling an Ebola outbreak in the region.
Medical workers say the situation is particularly worrying because many of the deceased reportedly exhibited symptoms commonly associated with Ebola, including high fever, severe headaches and persistent vomiting....
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Mysterious deaths rock DR Congo IDPs camp as Ebola outbreak sparks fresh alarm
Source: Daily Post
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