Expert Anais Legand said these figures will change while testing capacities are being scaled up

900 suspected cases and 223 deaths have been linked to an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Expert Anais Legand said these figures will change while testing capacities are being scaled up

The outbreak is threatening to overwhelm health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while nine cases have now been confirmed in neighbouring Uganda.

Outbreak has alarmed experts because of how long it went undetected while spreading across a densely populated area.