Gold Rush Sparks Ebola Crisis Across Congo
TL;DR
A Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has escalated into a regional crisis, driven by illegal gold mining and deforestation that bring workers into contact with wildlife; with hundreds infected and cases spilling into Uganda, WHO has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as armed conflict and mistrust hinder containment and no approved vaccines exist for this strain.
- How Congo's illegal gold trade is fueling the spread of a deadly, vaccine-resistant Ebola strain Business Insider Africa
- The Gold Mines at the Heart of This Ebola Outbreak The New York Times
- A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket The Guardian
- ‘The hospital is more dangerous than ebola itself’ The Times
- Ebola's Hidden Link To Gold Mining: Why Scientists Are Raising Alarm In Congo NDTV
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