The people of Beni were not allowed to vote in the most recent presidential election.
A nurse disinfects an ambulance.
This is the tenth outbreak in 40 years.
Suspected victims are quarantined in large tents.
Recovered Ebola patients are immune to the virus, so many offer to stay and volunteer in treatment centres.
The nursing staff had just installed Christmas decorations.
Because of the heat, staff can't spend more than an hour-and-a-half in the suits. Afterwards, all protective gear is carefully disinfected following strict protocols.
When a patient arrives in the treatment centre, all their belongings are burned.
To put on a suit, you must follow a strict procedure to make it completely waterproof, as the virus can spread through contact with bodily liquids.
In order to make the contact between patient and nurse more humane, the nurse's name is written on their forehead.
More Christmas decorations going up.
With the prevailing insecurity in the region, population displacements are making it harder to contain the problem.
Since the beginning of the various Ebola outbreaks, this is the first time that doctors have been experimenting with vaccines on the population. Four vaccines are being tested. These do not prevent the contagion of the virus but they greatly improve the chances of survival.