WHO warns Congo Ebola tally may be double the official figure amid pay protests
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The WHO says the true Ebola caseload in the DR Congo is likely 2-4 times the reported 1,963 cases and 719 deaths, with 727 patients in treatment centers as of July 12. Healthcare workers in Ituri threaten a total strike over two months of unpaid salaries, complicating response to an outbreak centered in Ituri where the Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine. International partners have mobilized about $1.5 billion, and a clinical trial is underway.
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