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Ebola death toll rises, Red Cross volunteers lose their lives
2026-05-24 15:47:59 / BOTA
Three Red Cross volunteers have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from suspected Ebola infection, as the outbreak of the virus in the east of the country continues to spread.
According to the IFRC, the volunteers are believed to have been infected on March 27 while managing dead bodies in the Ituri region, before the Ebola outbreak was officially identified.
The victims have been identified as Alikana Udumusi Augustin, Sezabo Katanabo and Ajiko Chandiru Viviane. They worked in the town of Mongwalu, now considered the epicenter of the outbreak, and died between May 5 and 16.
The organization said they lost their lives while serving their communities "with courage and humanity."
Health authorities warn that the bodies of Ebola victims remain highly infectious after death, as the virus is transmitted through bodily fluids.
The current outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo Ebola variant, for which there is still no proven vaccine. According to experts, this form of the virus has a fatality rate of about a third of infected cases.
So far, the outbreak has caused more than 200 suspected deaths and over 850 suspected cases in the DR Congo.
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