Ebola outbreak: Village chief loses four family members, battles mistrust to save others
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A village chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo has lost four family members to Ebola. Now he is fighting to save others, but his biggest enemy is mistrust.
Alphonse bin Kitobi Achou Taibo says many people in his part of the country compare Ebola to poison. Some local pastors associate the disease with evil spirits.