Ebola's Deadly Dance with War in the DRC The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo serves as a grim reminder that public health emergencies often thrive in environments ravaged by conflict and instability.
The eastern region, where the disease has spread rapidly, is a hotbed of violence fueled by decades old ethnic and political tensions.
The Burden of War on Public Health The DRC has been plagued by Ebola outbreaks for years, with this outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo strain first identified in Uganda in 2007.