False beliefs about Ebola and rising case numbers are compounding the humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict, displacement and public mistrust are undermining efforts to contain the outbreak.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday that the response to the Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province could help contain the deadly disease, but warned that the crisis was deepening humanitarian suffering in a region already scarred by years of war.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the DRC was tracking 904 suspected cases by Sunday evening, with 101 confirmed infections.
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