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Ebola Burial Team Attacked, 11 Patients Flee Care in Widening Outbreak in Congo

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A burial team was attacked and 11 Ebola patients fled isolation facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

By Jason Gale

A burial team was attacked and 11 Ebola patients fled isolation facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the outbreak spread to another health zone in the country’s hardest-hit province.

A team attempting to safely bury an Ebola victim was assaulted in the South Kivu town of Katana, forcing workers to abandon the coffin and allowing community members to handle the body, an incident health officials warned could spark new chains of transmission.

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