{"id":15764,"date":"2026-06-17T17:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15764"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:32:51","slug":"africas-ebola-outbreaks-complicated-by-victims-who-prefer-traditional-healers-over-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15764","title":{"rendered":"Africa\u2019s Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p><strong>By RODNEY MUHUMUZA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) \u2014 Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take the path to the shrine of a traditional healer, often with devastating consequences.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15758\">Africa\u2019s clean energy projects face financing barrier from credit rating rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many view the onset of hemorrhagic fever as a spiritual affliction and seek out herbs and prayers instead of going to the hospital. This is the case now in Congo, which is suffering its seventeenth outbreak of Ebola since 1976, when the virus was first identified in the rich Congo Basin ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Five decades later, the virus continues to mystify many of the sick in Africa while turning religious leaders into first responders in a deadly emergency. The current outbreak\u2019s victims include health workers without protective gear as well as pastors and worshippers who gathered while Ebola was spreading, according to humanitarian workers and others who spoke to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Ebola spreads through close contact with sick or deceased patients\u2019 bodily fluids. The current outbreak is particularly worrisome in a region where many are distrustful of health workers and refuse to seek medical care.<\/p>\n<p>In Bunia, a town in Ituri province that is the outbreak\u2019s epicenter, misinformation about Ebola has made it harder for health workers to respond to the outbreak that has so far killed at least 181 people. One rumor suggests that Ebola is spread by malicious people who drop magical charms tied to dollar bills down pit latrines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people still describe Ebola as something mysterious, spiritual, or brought by outsiders, rather than a disease that needs medical care,\u201d said Onesphore Bangenza of the aid group Mercy Corps, speaking from Bunia. \u201cWhen people do not trust the health system, they often go first to traditional healers, faith leaders, or people they already know. The danger is that many only reach the hospital when they are already very sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A laboratory technician works with a patient at Kikyo Health Centre IV.\" class=\"wp-image-15760\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c9b52ea52d41a8a4949c8454f82ade87-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c9b52ea52d41a8a4949c8454f82ade87-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c9b52ea52d41a8a4949c8454f82ade87-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c9b52ea52d41a8a4949c8454f82ade87-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c9b52ea52d41a8a4949c8454f82ade87-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c9b52ea52d41a8a4949c8454f82ade87.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A laboratory technician works with a patient at Kikyo Health Centre IV in Kikyo Trading village, Bundibugyo District, Uganda, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hajarah Nalwadda)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People wash their hands before entering Kikyo Health Centre IV.\" class=\"wp-image-15761\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/09d39d161db51e39a66b6c4a7c386d1f-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/09d39d161db51e39a66b6c4a7c386d1f-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/09d39d161db51e39a66b6c4a7c386d1f-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/09d39d161db51e39a66b6c4a7c386d1f-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/09d39d161db51e39a66b6c4a7c386d1f-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/09d39d161db51e39a66b6c4a7c386d1f.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>People wash their hands before entering Kikyo Health Centre IV in Kikyo Trading village, Bundibugyo District, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hajarah Nalwadda)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman sits beside a caged grave of a person who died from the first outbreak of Bundibugyo virus.\" class=\"wp-image-15762\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2f9260dd3b7952eef2cdaccd216afb96-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2f9260dd3b7952eef2cdaccd216afb96-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2f9260dd3b7952eef2cdaccd216afb96-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2f9260dd3b7952eef2cdaccd216afb96-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2f9260dd3b7952eef2cdaccd216afb96-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2f9260dd3b7952eef2cdaccd216afb96.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A woman sits beside a caged grave of a person who died from the first outbreak of Bundibugyo virus, a particular strain of Ebola, in Kikyo Trading village, Bundibugyo District, Uganda, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hajarah Nalwadda)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A traditional healer displays herbal medicines used for healing in Kikyo Trading village.\" class=\"wp-image-15763\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/be4d2795bedfb1216e0883782ba8f0fe-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/be4d2795bedfb1216e0883782ba8f0fe-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/be4d2795bedfb1216e0883782ba8f0fe-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/be4d2795bedfb1216e0883782ba8f0fe-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/be4d2795bedfb1216e0883782ba8f0fe-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/be4d2795bedfb1216e0883782ba8f0fe.webp 1859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A traditional healer displays herbal medicines used for healing in Kikyo Trading village, Bundibugyo District, Uganda, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hajarah Nalwadda)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>A laboratory technician works with a patient at Kikyo Health Centre IV in Kikyo Trading village, Bundibugyo District, Uganda, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hajarah Nalwadda)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Uncommon type of Ebola causing the outbreak<\/h4>\n<p>The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola that has no approved medicines or vaccines to combat it. It is occurring in a remote area of Congo that also faces armed violence by rebel groups as well as displacement. Ebola intensifies the suffering, with its terrifying symptoms that evoke a modern-day plague.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The outbreak was confirmed on May 15. Some experts believe infections may have been occurring in February, but health officials initially tested for a different kind of virus that causes Ebola disease.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization quickly declared the event a public health emergency of international concern. The U.S. government has imposed a temporary ban on the entry of people without U.S. passports who have recently visited Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>With so many people in afflicted communities seeking spiritual answers to the outbreak, humanitarian workers are urging religious leaders to get involved in combating Ebola.<\/p>\n<p>In a video widely shared among people in Ituri, a catechist leader recently cured of the disease in the Ebola hot spot of Mongbwalu spoke candidly of the mistake that could have cost him his life.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t usually rush to the hospital, so I decided to go to the fields,\u201d Deogratias Kasereka said, before explaining how his children compelled him to seek medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>His symptoms had included muscle weakness and headaches, and he \u201cfelt very hot.\u201d Ebola in later stages also can bring about internal and external bleeding.<\/p>\n<p>The symptoms are so disturbing \u2014 and sometimes shameful \u2014 that some victims prefer the privacy of a traditional healer\u2019s shrine, said Vincent Isimbwa, an elder among Seventh-day Adventists in a remote community of Ugandans that faced the first-ever outbreak of Bundibugyo in 2007.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15756\">Killing of Russian artist in Poland has hallmarks of political assassination, prime minister says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey faced it so rough,\u201d said Isimbwa. \u201cThe challenge with Ebola is that it is so bad that some people can believe that there are supernatural powers behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That outbreak of Ebola killed at least 36 people and left the community terribly scarred. Many here also regret that the Bundibugyo virus is named for their district, the mountainous homeland of roughly 200,000 people mostly living as farmers.<\/p>\n<h4>Mistrust and medical limitations drive sick people to healers<\/h4>\n<p>In Bundibugyo two decades later, the Ugandan nurse whose sample of blood confirmed the 2007 outbreak said his symptoms confused those who examined him in the early days of the outbreak. Some thought Samuel Kuule had a case of food poisoning. While others afflicted may have gone to see healers, described pejoratively as witch doctors, he was nursed in a narrow hospital room by caregivers including his pregnant wife, who was never infected.<\/p>\n<p>Kuule recalled that his symptoms \u2014 peeling skin, bloodshot eyes and severe headache \u2014 terrified him without shaking his Seventh-day Adventist faith, unlike some others who may have felt they were being bewitched.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those who are weak in faith, they may (think) that they are being bewitched,\u201d he said. \u201cMaybe they can believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some locals recalled that an early victim of the 2007 outbreak was a woman stretchered down the mountains and into the shrine of a traditional healer, an older man who survived but lost three sons to Ebola. Speaking through his presumptive heir, Amon Balinda, the healer said he switched his service from benediction and prayer to the prescription of herbs after he was told Ebola was spreading.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us in African traditional societies, in most cases when you fall sick and you go to the hospitals and they give you some injections and there is no improvement, there and then you switch to your neighbor, or anybody, and say maybe he is the one bewitching you,\u201d he said. \u201cThen you decide to go to the witch doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Ebola outbreaks are believed to start with the virus spilling over into humans from an infected animal such as a fruit bat. These cross-species infections often happen when people handle and eat wild meat, experts say.<\/p>\n<p>The WHO is urging early testing for Ebola, in addition to isolating contacts in the current outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s challenging in communities with deep religious faith, Christian but especially traditional. People insist on burying the dead according to established custom, because to do otherwise may deprive the dead of an afterlife. Pastors who stake their authority on the ability to heal the sick are expected to perform. Traditional healers face similar hopes.<\/p>\n<p>This is why Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni rebuked religious leaders in a recent televised speech, saying there was no need to touch the sick in the time of Ebola. He said that Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO chief, told him while visiting Uganda that many victims in Congo are religious people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pastors, the pastors, the pastors,\u201d Museveni said, squinting in apparent disappointment. \u201cThe people of God \u2014 they are the ones who touch patients. \u2026 God is not deaf. You can pray without touching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP\u2019s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. 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