Ebola burial team attacked and 11 patients flee care in widening outbreak in Congo

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An Ebola burial team was attacked while 11 patients fled care amid a widening outbreak in Congo, complicating containment efforts. The outbreak's expanding international dimension underscores challenges for health responders in fragile local conditions.

The developments underscore the challenges facing responders as the outbreak takes on a growing international dimension while work to contain it inside the country remains fragile.

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