Ebola strikes Democratic Republic of Congo
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
There are two confirmed cases of the virus and 17 deaths, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
The incident in the town of Bikoro comes more than a year after an outbreak in the country killed four people.
In 2014. more than 11,000 people were killed in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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The outbreak declaration was made after laboratory results confirmed two cases of Ebola out of a sample of five suspected patients, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
There are two confirmed cases of the virus and 17 deaths, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
The incident in the town of Bikoro comes more than a year after an outbreak in the country killed four people.
In 2014. more than 11,000 people were killed in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Updates on this and other African stories
Why Ebola is so dangerous
DR Congo profile
The outbreak declaration was made after laboratory results confirmed two cases of Ebola out of a sample of five suspected patients, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.