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Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take the path to the shrine of a traditional healer, often with devastating consequences.
Many view the onset of hemorrhagic fever as a spiritual affliction and seek out herbs and prayers instead of hospital care. This is the case now in Congo, which is suffering its 17th outbreak of Ebola since 1976.
Five decades later, the virus continues to mystify many of the sick in Africa while turning religious leaders into first responders in a deadly emergency. The current outbreak’s victims include health workers without protective gear as well as pastors and worshippers who gathered while Ebola was spreading, according to aid workers and others who spoke to Associated Press correspondent Rodney Muhumuza.
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Commentary and Analysis
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Bosnian Muslim boys and men dressed in Bosnian national soccer team jerseys pray at a Friday prayer, ahead of the soccer match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Canada and Bosnia, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
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