Experts have warned that the spread, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, could surpass the infamous outbreak of Ebola which killed more than 11,000 people between 2014 and 2016.

Global health body CEPI is fast-tracking three experimental vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola as the outbreak in Central Africa continues to spread.

Four nurses discharged from DR Congo hospital after recovering from virus