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Congolese politician is killed for defending Ebola efforts as mistrust complicates response

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Some residents dismiss Ebola as a hoax amid a widespread distrust in the country’s government for various reasons.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Congolese politician is killed for defending Ebola efforts as mistrust complicates response (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Some residents dismiss Ebola as a hoax amid a widespread distrust in the country’s government for various reasons.

  2. WKBN Youngstown

    Congolese politician killed for defending Ebola efforts as mistrust complicates response (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    Mourners gathered Wednesday to bury a Congolese politician who was beaten to death after publicly defending the government’s response to Ebola, a killing that highlights the mistrust health workers say is hampering efforts to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Mourners bury DR Congo official killed after defending Ebola response (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.

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