Deaths from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen sharply, with authorities reporting 192 fatalities by Tuesday, from 136 last Friday. Health officials say the response is increasingly being hampered by public mistrust, which is undermining surveillance, contact tracing and treatment efforts.
Most of the deaths have been recorded in Ituri Province, where 31 health zones are affected by the haemorrhagic fever. Across Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, cases have now been reported in 32 of the 104 health zones.
