Ebola survivor warns Congo frontline workers face growing risk

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A New York doctor who survived Ebola warns that frontline health workers treating a new Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDV) outbreak in Ituri, Congo face high risk, as hundreds of suspected cases and dozens of deaths raise containment concerns—BDV has no approved vaccines or treatments, complicating the global response amid a volatile humanitarian situation and questions about U.S. capacity.
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- A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded CNN
- Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak, 80 deaths Reuters
- Africa CDC Calls Urgent Regional Coordination Meeting Following Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Ituri Province, DRC Africa CDC
- Large Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Congo The New York Times
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