More than seventy healthcare workers have been infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the outbreak spreading rapidly through displacement camps. According to Al Jazeera English, the crisis is being exacerbated by aid cuts and poor sanitation conditions. When medical staff become infected, it undermines outbreak response capabilities and reveals how quickly the virus is moving through vulnerable populations.

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