More than 70 Congo Medics Infected with Ebola Since Outbreak Started, WHO Says

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The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday that 75 health workers have been infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the start of the current outbreak, 17 of whom have died from the disease. “So far, there are 75 health workers who have been infected with Ebola and among them 17 have died. 20.46 per cent of those who have been infected have died from the disease,” said WHO Emergency Director Marie Rose…

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In Congo, 75 doctors have already been infected with Ebola, 17 of whom have died - WHOSince the beginning of the Ebola outbreak in Congo, 75 doctors have been infected, 17 of whom have died. The WHO reports a shortage of protective equipment and a shortage of personnel.

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The WHO was in the process of supplying even small clinics with material such as gloves and protective clothing and training staff to prevent contagion. Out of 177 clinics studied, only four had the capacity and material to properly protect all employees.A challenge was that in this outbreak only ten percent of the infected had the symptoms typical of Ebola, especially bleeding. Therefore, many people remained in the belief that they had malaria…