Doctor killed by attackers at hospital in Congo’s Ebola epicentre

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Butembo’s deputy mayor, Patrick Kambale Tsiko, said Kiboung was from from Cameroon and blamed a militia group for the attack. He said the militiamen erroneously believed that foreigners had brought the disease with them to Congo. Dozens of rebel groups are active in eastern Congo. There also has been some community resistance to Ebola containment efforts in a traumatized, wary region that had never faced an outbreak of the virus before.

The attack came three days after President Felix Tshisekedi visited the Ebola outbreak zone, pledging more military and police protection for health workers and asking residents for their co-operation. The president hoped to see the outbreak contained in less than three months, although some health experts estimate it could take much longer.

Gees , here we go. The loons are going to get everyone on the planet infected. It's time to fumigate and quarantine with a bubble.

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