Ebola cases in Congo pass 10,000 amid security fears
Health workers face attacks as authorities try to contain the fastest-growing outbreak recorded in the country.
The number of reported Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 10,000, according to health ministry data cited by international news agencies. AP also reported that a nurse was killed while responding to the outbreak.
Sky News reported that the latest official count stood at 10,060 cases. The reported total does not establish where transmission might spread next.
The reported killing raises concerns about the safety of health workers responding to the outbreak. AP reported that a nurse responding to an Ebola alert in Tshopo province was killed during an attack at the weekend.
The violence is not evidence that local communities as a whole oppose medical care. The reported killing alone does not establish the attitudes of the wider population.
The figures describe reported cases and should not be interpreted as a prediction that the disease will spread internationally. The case total alone cannot establish the risk to people outside the affected areas.
The reported case count alone does not establish whether hospitals, laboratories or vaccination programmes can meet demand.
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