How Virunga Park protects people and gorillas from Ebola in eastern DRC
Motorbike riders have their temperatures checked by a Virunga National Park health agent at an Ebola screening checkpoint in northern Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo [Prosper Heri Ngorora/Al Jazeera]“Mountain gorillas share more than 90 percent of their DNA with humans, which means they are susceptible to many of the same infectious diseases, including Ebola and respiratory illnesses,” he said.
Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – As Ebola cases continue to emerge in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Virunga National Park – Africa’s oldest – is strengthening health measures to protect communities and the endangered mountain gorillas living in it.
The measures are part of the park’s emergency response after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and neighbouring Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May.
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