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Food insecurity deepens amid Ebola outbreak in Ituri, DR Congo
Original: Growing Food Insecurity Amid the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
An Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is driving growing food insecurity, according to a report from ReliefWeb. Restrictions linked to the outbreak are disrupting farming, trade and access to markets, leaving households with less food and fewer ways to earn income. Humanitarian organisations warn the combination of disease and hunger compounds an already fragile situation in the region.
Why now: New reporting highlights how the Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in Ituri Province, raising concern among humanitarian watchers.
Ituri ProvinceDemocratic Republic of the CongoEbola Virus DiseaseReliefWeb
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