Regional governments are tightening border controls and surveillance as the Ebola outbreak spreads beyond eastern Congo, raising fears of a wider health emergency.

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

The EAC has urged member states to tighten border surveillance and preparedness measures following a deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC that has already spread to Uganda.