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DRC Ebola Death Toll Reaches 600 as Frontline Workers Strike Over Pay

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Source: Al Jazeera
DRC Ebola Death Toll Reaches 600 as Frontline Workers Strike Over Pay
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo reports 600 Ebola deaths and 1,759 confirmed cases, with 51 new cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours. Frontline health workers in Ituri are threatening to strike over delayed pay, potentially slowing the outbreak response, while two Kisangani cases await confirmation; the Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine.

Topics:healthworld#bundibugyo-virus#dr-congo#ebola#frontline-workers#ituri#world
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  1. Confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo hit 600  Al Jazeera
  2. In Congo, health workers fighting Ebola go on strike after months without pay  The Washington Post
  3. Africa CDC Urges Congo to Pay Striking Ebola Workers  Bloomberg.com
  4. Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike  AP News
  5. Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces  The Hill

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