Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to DRC Ebola case
Summary
A nurse was killed and another health worker was severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Bafwasende, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization said. The attack comes as distrust and violence against responders hinder efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread to four countries.Key Facts
- The attack occurred on Saturday in Bafwasende, Tshopo province, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
- Local authorities had not publicly commented on the attack or identified suspects at the time of the report.
- DRC Ministry of Health data showed more than 9,800 cases and 4,700 deaths since the outbreak began in May.
- The article describes this as the deadliest Ebola outbreak in DRC history and the outbreak with the widest geographic spread in Africa.
- The outbreak has been reported in four countries across eastern, central and western Africa.
- Uganda announced a 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from DRC who have a history of travel there.
- The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
- WHO urged stronger cross-border monitoring and cooperation, while advising against travel or trade restrictions on affected countries.
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