WHO urges community cooperation to contain DRC Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization said containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires community cooperation and is "everybody's business". Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the plea during a visit to Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, where some residents have protested medical protocols for handling victims' bodies and at least three attacks on health centres have been linked to those tensions.

There is no vaccine for the Bundibugyo virus strain behind this outbreak, but infected people can recover if they seek care early, Ghebreyesus said. Five patients have recovered and four were due to be discharged on Sunday; the WHO has recorded 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths in the DRC, while neighbouring Uganda has confirmed nine cases and one death.

Democratic Republic of Congo, Bunia, Ituri province

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