Officials fear more population movements could accelerate transmission, particularly in war-affected areas
By Patrick Ilunga
Contributor based in Kinshasa, DRC
Nation Media Group
Displacement caused by conflict is complicating efforts to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where millions have been forced from their homes and health workers struggle to trace contacts of infected patients.
The DRC is home to around seven million internally displaced people, the second highest figure in the world after Sudan, according to the United Nations.
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