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Ebola outbreak: How health workers are treating patients and staying safe in DR Congo
- Latest effort expands use of the Cube treatment units in Ituri as part of the Ebola response.
- Health workers wear PPE to prevent transmission, but shortages worry nurses and risk safety.
- Experts describe Ebola symptoms and the need for two negative tests before discharge.
- Patients receive supportive care including oxygen and IV fluids as vaccines remain unavailable.
- The outbreak has spread beyond Ituri to North and South Kivu provinces amid ongoing conflict.
- World Health Organization leaders urge community cooperation amidst attacks on health centres.
- Alima and MSF report expansion of Ebola treatment efforts into rebel-controlled and government areas.
- Healthcare workers describe the PPE burden and the need for safe work practices like buddy systems.
- Health workers report recovering patients and ongoing strain of treating Ebola amid insecurity.
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