Halting the virus can only be done by gaining trust in a country where suspicion and mistrust can be commonplace Shortly after the young man had died in hospital, a group of his fellow local motorbike taxi drivers arrived at the gates to demand his body. His funeral was important to them and his family, and they wanted to ensure the rites were conducted properly. Yet because he was suspected of having died of the highly deadly and highly contagious Ebola virus, staff said they could not just let the body go. The body remains highly contagious after death and crowded funerals have become super spreader events in past outbreaks. Conducting funerals safely so that mourners are not infected is a cornerstone of stopping the deadly virus from spreading. The stand-off quickly escalated into violence, as an angry crowd attacked staff and even burned tents at the hospital in Rwampara , on the outskirts of Bunia in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province this week.…