KINSHASA: Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has killed 15 people since the end of August, the health minister said Thursday. The new outbreak is in central Kasai Province, Samuel Roger Kamba told reporters in the capital Kinshasa. The last outbreak of Ebola in the vast central African nation was three years ago and killed six people.

Congo's health minister says a new Ebola outbreak is suspected of causing 15 deaths among 28 people with symptoms.

Health officials urge people to take preventive measures following a new outbreak of the deadly virus.