[U] The Reason I Put Up A "Voice" Clip Last Night: Rebel Attacks Lead To DRC Ebola Vaccines Suspension In Beni

UPDATED: 09.27.18 @ 10 AM CDT: Here on Thursday, the 27^th -- WHO is reporting that local Beni authorities are once again allowing health workers to give vaccines, and trace contracts street by street, in the city. Good news, that. End of updated portion.

I couldn't bear to report this last night, so I went with a sweet arts and humanities story instead.

But in the clear, cool morning light -- we must accept that the current Ebola outbreak in the 1 million plus population city of Beni, DRC. . . is going to get worse. And perhaps much worse. That is so, because WHO has ordered the suspension of contact tracing and thus the ring vaccination strategy will rapidly become more "Swiss Cheese" -- than a comprehensive coverage program. From the Beeb:

. . . .The rebel attack in Beni started on Saturday afternoon and lasted for several hours. Eighteen people died including 14 civilians, the army says.

Local sources say the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan Islamist militant group active in the area since the 1990s, was behind the attack, but this has not been confirmed. . . .

The Beni Ebola treatment centers will remain open but vaccinations -- and the tracing of people who have been in contact with suspected Ebola patients -- are now halted. I am very sorry to have to say that -- but it is true.

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