Ebola spreads to area under Islamic State control as cases mount

Key points

• Photo: Courtesy of Sabin Vaccine Institute The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached Mambasa, a part of the country run by Islamic State militants, the Wall Street Journal reported today.
• Health workers do not travel to the area, which is chaotic and violent, making containment and contact tracing impossible, sources told the paper.
• In related news, Reuters reported that residents attacked an Ebola burial team in South Kivu province earlier this week, exposing the coffin and body of an Ebola patient, which is a major transmission risk.