Mourners in eastern Congo have gathered to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week. This is the third child from the orphanage to die from the disease in recent weeks. The funeral Friday highlights the impersonal nature of safe burial practices and the severity of the epidemic. The Ituri region, at the center of the outbreak, has reported 90% of cases. Residents have clashed with healthcare professionals over disrupted burials and a militarized response. The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, responsible for this outbreak, has no approved treatment or vaccine. With 894 confirmed cases and more than 200 deaths, the outbreak is three times worse than a previous one in Uganda in 2000.
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