Alas, terrorists (both Islamic and ordinary thugs) have been attacking clinics trying to treat folks there.
and they go into the real problem: Corruption.
Science magazine has an article about the epidemic also. They have been using a new vaccine to stop it from spreading.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will expand its use of the experimental Ebola vaccine that more than 110,000 have already received to try to stop an unusually stubborn outbreak of the disease. New vaccination strategies will attempt to reduce the security risks faced by health care workers in the outbreak region, which is home to nearly two dozen rebel groups—some of which have attacked response teams.
the problem? Not enough vaccine.
One way the vaccine is being used is to give shots to contacts and to contacts of contacts: but it doesn't seem to be working here,
I wonder if this is maybe because not all cases are caught early enough or maybe because the large number in extended families/friends are not all found.
cross posted to my medical blog.
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