At least 118 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died of suspected Ebola infections, said health officials as the outbreak spreads.

At least 80 people have died in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province. Authorities also say health workers are racing to intensify screening and contact…

About 246 suspected cases & 65 deaths have been reported mainly in Mongbwalu and Rwampara health zones in Ituri province, near the Ugandan border.

Ebola deaths in DR Congo have risen to 118 as the outbreak spreads into new regions and neighbouring Uganda, prompting the WHO to declare an international health emergency