Ebola kills at least one person in Congo

Ebola

CONGO –  An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo that began April 22 has resulted in at least one death and possibly two others, according to the World Health Organization. The Congo Ministry of Health notified the WHO of nine suspected cases of Ebola in the Aketi territory, in the northeastern province of Bas-Uele, WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said. Three people with the hemorrhagic fever have died, but only one death has been confirmed as resulting from the Zaire strain of Ebola. Officials suspect that the two other deaths were also caused by the highly infectious virus, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids. (CNN)[+]