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Ebola is racing through eastern Congo at record speed, with nearly 3,000 cases and over 1,300 deaths—yet frontline health workers are striking, unpaid for two months and risking their lives without compensation. Hospitals in Bunia have seen similar walkouts, with staff saying they haven’t received a paycheck since the outbreak began. Over 100 healthcare workers have contracted Ebola themselves, concentrated in Ituri province, where 90% of cases are emerging. Patient zero remains unknown, and tracking exposure is nearly impossible amid conflict and population movement. Funding shortages, attacks on clinics, and community distrust compound the crisis. But there’s a glimmer: new treatments are being tested for this unique strain, and WHO says global spread is unlikely since Ebola doesn’t transmit through the air.

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