Health workers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni are resuming Ebola prevention efforts.
Their work was suspended early this week after rebels in the country launched an attack on the Beni city.
The attack on Saturday killed 18 people after six hours of fighting. Local officials say the militants belonging to the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan Islamist group clashed with Congolese troops in Beni
The violent made it difficult for officials to reach out to people infected by the disease.
Hundreds of people have been infected with the deadly Ebola and health officials have been working hard to contain the spread.
Over 100 people have also died from the current outbreak as well.
Treatment centres have been opened but the resumption of work by the health officials means there would be vaccination services.
The WHO has always maintained that fighting the outbreak has been challenging due to the ongoing militia violence.
The Ebola virus which is transmitted by bats. It was first discovered in DRC in 1976 and named after the Ebola river.
Ebola leads to internal and external bleeding which can cause damage done to blood vessels.
Source: Africafeeds.com
