The deadly Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone took a new and deadly twist on Tuesday as burial teams went on strike, raising the risk of more cases.br br The teams in two districts say they haven't been paid weekly risk allowances for at least two weeks despite the dangers of their work.br br (SOUNDBITE)(Krio) BURIAL TEAM MEMBER WHO REFUSED TO GIVE HIS NAME SAYING:br br "We haven't been paid for two weeks and right now we need our money. We don't care if dead bodies have been littered all over the city. We want our money. We've been stigmatised in our communities so let the government pay us our money."br br Burial team members earn about 100 U.S. dollars a week.br br They alone are permitted to remove the bodies of Ebola victims whose remains are still infectious even after death.br br The government says their pay is only a week late and will be resolved within days.br br Non-government organisation Health Alert Sierra Leone says they earn their money.