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

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

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