Ebola's Unwelcome Guest: How Congo's Mining Ties Complicate the Outbreak Response The recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has brought the usually isolated tropical region to the world's attention once again.
However, this time there is a new twist: the mining sector. Health officials are facing an uphill battle made more complicated by the intricate web of human traffic that comes with Congo's thriving mining industry.
The DRC has had 16 outbreaks of Ebola since its identification in 1976, and experts attribute this frequency to a mix of factors, including close human contact with animal reservoirs. Dr.