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.

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

Authorities suspect 28 cases of the deadly virus, with the latest recorded in the southern Kasai province.