Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages, disrupting response as deaths top 1,800

Dozen Congolese health workers protested unpaid wages in Bunia, disrupting the Ebola response even as confirmed cases reached 3,973, including 1,801 deaths. The protest highlights poor welfare for frontline workers amid efforts to curb a disease that the World Health Organization Director-General warns is spreading at an alarming rate. Officials stated many new cases are coming from remote localities due to rebel conflict and mining movements.