BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world's most remote and vulnerable places.
The region has long been threatened by armed groups that control a major city where Ebola cases have now been confirmed, complicating health workers' catch-up efforts to trace the outbreak.
The World Health Organization, which noted a low risk globally, has said "patient zero" has not been found.
"It's truly sad and painful because we've already been through a security crisis, and now Ebola is here too," said Justin Ndasi, a resident of Bunia, where the first known death was announced last week after what experts say was a worrying delay in detecting the virus.
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