Alarma en África

República Democrática del Congo: qué se sabe del brote de ébola que ya superó los 4.000 muertos

La variante Bundibugyo y los conflictos armados agravan la crisis sanitaria en el país africano, donde la falta de tratamientos eleva la alarma global.

Miembros del equipo de Protección Civil se desinfectan tras manipular el cuerpo de un hombre que falleció a causa del ébola, en Bunia República Democrática del Congo. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa MumbereMiembros del equipo de Protección Civil se desinfectan tras manipular el cuerpo de un hombre que falleció a causa del ébola, en Bunia República Democrática del Congo. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

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Congolese women sanitize their hands at a washing station erected by Wazalendo fighters as part of efforts to raise public awareness about measures to prevent the spread of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in the outskirts of Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 14, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa MumbereCongolese women sanitize their hands at a washing station erected by Wazalendo fighters as part of efforts to raise public awareness about measures to prevent the spread of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in the outskirts of Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 14, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
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Members of the Civil Protection, a local community-based team that works to help mitigate the spread of the Ebola virus and ensure burials happen safely and quickly, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), handle a wooden coffin before loading the body of an unidentified man, who according to his family, died of Ebola, as they attend to retrieve it from his house, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 10, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYMiembros de Protección Civil manipulan un ataúd de madera quefalleció a causa del ébola. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
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