Virunga Park’s Role in Preventing Ebola Among People and Gorillas

Ebola cases are rising in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, prompting Virunga National Park to enhance health measures to protect local communities and endangered mountain gorillas. The park has set up six health checkpoints and deployed paramedics and rangers to monitor movement and screen travelers. With a history of supporting Ebola containment efforts, Virunga is collaborating with Congolese health authorities to manage the outbreak, which has claimed over 1,400 lives.

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