Ebola Strikes: DR Congo Workers Walk Out as CDC Plans Months-Long Response

In DR Congo’s Ituri province, Ebola workers and security teams have walked off the job over unpaid wages amid an outbreak with 1,729 cases and 582 deaths, threatening response efforts; the CDC says its effort will last for months and require more staff, with Level 1 activation, though hiring this year has been limited to 38 new hires.