Ebola Outbreak Seems to Level Off, But Experts Warn
Experts say the Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached a plateau, but they warn it could still spread more widely. A big problem is that teams have limited contact tracing, the work of finding everyone a sick person met. Health workers often spend more time persuading local communities to cooperate than actually treating patients.
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Context: Ebola is a rare, serious virus spread through direct contact with the body fluids of infected people. Congo has faced several Ebola outbreaks before, and the 2014-16 West Africa epidemic showed how quickly it can grow when contact tracing falls behind.
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