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WHO is targeting motorbike riders as surveillance and response officers due to high illness rates among them during the DRC Ebola outbreak, according to WHO Incident Manager Thierno Baldé.
multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Attributed statement · first recorded Aug 18, 10:30 PM
Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.
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Al JazeeraLean left · Aug 18, 10:02 PM
Motorbike riders are being targeted as part of response efforts due to high illness rates
Cites: Thierno Balde · Details: motorbike riders worst affected; delivery of patients and dead bodies
Al JazeeraLean left · Aug 18, 10:02 PM
WHO is recruiting motorbike riders as surveillance and response officers
Cites: Thierno Balde · Details: recruitment objective; hand-washing stations and disinfectant available