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Ebola fight in DR Congo turns to safe burials as cases surge

Health teams in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are carrying out safe and dignified burials as authorities race to contain a fast-moving Ebola outbreak. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than 900 suspected cases had been identified, with 220 potentially related deaths, as the rare Bundibugyo strain spreads through conflict-hit areas. Aid workers say unsafe funerals, hunger, misinformation and attacks on treatment centers are making the response harder, while there is currently no approved vaccine for this strain.

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