Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has reached about 1,561 confirmed cases and 506 deaths, making the first month the worst on record.
Frontline health workers in Ituri have threatened to strike over unpaid benefits, poor pay, lack of equipment and exhausting working conditions.
The outbreak is driven by the Bundibugyo strain, which lacks approved vaccines or treatments; clinical trials have just started, raising concerns about the response.