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Ebola Cases Surpass 500 in Congo as EU Dispatches Emergency Aid

Sourced from 5 publications

•Bloomberg reports confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo have surpassed 500, with health officials unable to reliably trace contacts or retain patients in care.
•The EU has dispatched emergency aid and called for a ceasefire to allow health workers access to affected areas.
•PBS NewsHour reports frontline health workers are operating with minimal pay, little rest, and scarce resources.
•Uganda's Adjumani district has banned Congolese traders' hawking activities to prevent cross-border transmission.
•Ghana has activated its national Ebola preparedness plan in response to outbreaks in Congo and Uganda.

Sources

Ebola Cases Top 500 in Congo as Patient Escapes, Testing Delays Add to Challenge...

Bloomberg

EU sends emergency aid to DR Congo, calls for ceasefire over Ebola ‘health emerg...

Malaymail

Health workers at center of Congo's Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest

PBS NewsHour

Congolese traders banned as Adjumani tightens Ebola co

NewVision.co.ug

Ghana activates Ebola Response plan as outbreaks surge in DRC and Uganda

BusinessGhana

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