Republic Of Congo Records First Ebola Case

The Congolese government has come forward to officially announce that its recorded the first set of Ebola cases in its country.

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed the
first cases of Ebola virus in the north-western region of the
country. Confirming the cases, the country’s health Minister, Felix
Kabange Numbi, said 8 people have tested positive to the deadly virus.


“The results are positive. The Ebola virus is confirmed in DRC,” Mr Numbi told AFP

DR Congo is the first country outside the West African region to
confirm positive cases of the Ebola virus since the recent outbreak. So
far 1,427 people have died from the virus...Read more

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