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Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospital
- A six-year-old Ebola patient and her mother were taken from a Butembo hospital by armed men and authorities are searching for them, urging them to return for treatment.
- Local mistrust of health centres is fueling attacks and unrest—crowds have burned isolation tents and tried to reclaim bodies, with some believing Ebola is an outside invention.
- The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain (no vaccine yet); WHO and Africa CDC warn it could become very large without better contact tracing and surveillance.
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