The agency said insecurity, population movement and operational constraints were complicating surveillance and contact tracing efforts, particularly in eastern DRC, where most cases have been reported.

The WHO says the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency, but countries sharing borders with the DRC are at high risk

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern…

* Says at least 90 deaths recorded so far in DR Congo, Uganda