Red Cross volunteers among first Ebola casualties in DR Congo outbreak
TL;DR
Three Red Cross volunteers in Ituri, DR Congo, died between May 5 and 16 from suspected Ebola, likely infected March 27 while handling bodies on a project unrelated to the outbreak. The Bundibugyo strain has no proven vaccine, and the outbreak has produced over 170 suspected deaths and 750 suspected cases. WHO raised the regional risk to very high as authorities suspended flights to Bunia and MSF reported tensions and incidents amid fears of the virus.
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