May 19 (UPI) -- At least 118 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died of suspected Ebola infections, according to Congolese health officials, who said the outbreak is spreading.
The suspected death toll was announced by DRC government spokesman Patrick Muyaya on Monday, the official Congolese Press Agency reported, a sharp increase from 80 suspected deaths reported by the World Health Organization on Friday.
Analysis is underway to determine whether the deaths are related to the epidemic.
The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
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