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Story summary
- Ebola infected at least 78 health workers, killing 18, as cases exceed 1,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- All infected workers contracted the virus outside Ebola treatment centres, blamed on weak infection control, equipment shortages and training.
- Authorities made Ebola treatment free in Ituri, expanded labs and retrained staff.
- Donors and African leaders pledged US$910 million, prompting WHO Africa to rate the response three to four out of ten.
