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South Sudanese border residents living in fear of Ebola

A health worker wearing protective gear at a facility treating Ebola cases in West Africa. South Sudanese residing near the DR Congo border are living in fear of the deadly virus being imported by refugees. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  JOSEPH ODUHA

South Sudanese residents of the areas bordering the DR Congo are living in fear of contracting the dreaded Ebola virus from refugees.

The local Tambura State Health minister, Mr David Simbi, confirmed that Congolese refugees were entering South Sudan without being screened for Ebola.

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