# DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Miners continue working despite exposure risk

https://mins.news/en/video/29754

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-23 11:30 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmjZyJAfvg4

> Medical workers are struggling to contain Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where informal gold mining supports communities. In Iga-Barriere, miners say displacement and poverty leave them little choice despite the difficulty of preventing transmission through close contact.

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