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Ebola misinformation is fuelling attacks on health workers in DR Congo
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Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing violent attacks fueled by misinformation regarding the current Ebola outbreak. Rumors claiming the disease is a hoax or a money-making scheme have led to assaults on medical staff and the destruction of treatment facilities.
By Marco Silva , BBC Verify and Peter Mwai , BBC Verify Published 9 July 2026, 06:02 BST "They grabbed me from behind and started punching me, hitting me with spades and machetes," says Daniel Uyirwoth Welo, one of four Red Cross volunteers injured when a crowd tried to open a coffin carrying someone who had died from Ebola.
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