Ebola centres attacked in DR Congo as conspiracy theories circulate

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An armed group attacked an Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on February 27. It wasn’t an isolated incident-- three days earlier, an armed group also attacked another health centre about 15 kilometres away from the first. In both cases, the assaillants didn’t harm patients or staff but instead sought to burn and destroy the buildings and medical equipment, according to our Observers.

Ebola continues to wreak havoc in the far east regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to French medical charity Médecins sans frontières (MSF), an estimated 870 people have been diagnosed with the illness since the outbreak of the disease began six months ago in North Kivu and Ituri. Of those who have fallen ill, 540 have died. The Red Cross told our team that, since early February, the epicentre of the outbreak has been in the towns of Butembo and Katwa.

The virus causes a hemorrhagic fever and it is ruthless, killing about 40% of people who are infected.

This deadly and mysterious disease has sparked numerous conspiracy theories in the regions most affected. As a result, many people have become wary of the doctors and nurses who treat Ebola victims. Some blame them for spreading the disease.
Ebola centres attacked in DR Congo as conspiracy theories circulate

I guess the other way to is to pull out and let them die.
 
It seems the anti-vaxx crowd isn't limited to the Western world.
 
nasty filovirus .....gawd help it become airborne.....~S~

It doesn't work that way. The Ebola virus can only be passed by an exchange of blood or other body fluids. All known hemorrhagic viruses are surrounded by a lipid envelope and are dependent on a host carrier to survive.
 

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