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Congo's Ebola outbreak poses challenges for bush meat

Congo's Ebola outbreak poses challenges for bush meat

5 years ago
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https://apnews.com/8b402dd052cf4369ba662125b0fde84e

MBANDAKA, Congo (AP) — For 25 years, Patrick Matondo has earned a living buying and selling monkeys, bats and other animals popularly known as bush meat along the Congo River. Standing on the riverbank in Mbandaka, a city affected by the deadly new outbreak of the Ebola virus, the father of five said that for the first time he's worried he won't be able to support his family.

"Since Ebola was declared, business has decreased by almost half. It's really, really bad," the 47-year-old said, hanging his head.