Attacks on Ebola Responders in DRC Hinder Outbreak Control

A nurse was killed and another health worker severely injured during an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This incident is part of a series of attacks on health workers, which authorities state are impeding efforts to control the world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak. Such violence significantly jeopardizes public health initiatives and the safety of medical personnel.