More than 900 suspected Ebola cases, including 101 confirmed infections, have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the World Health Organization.
The WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said in a social media post that ongoing fighting and displacement in Ituri, the epicentre of the outbreak, are hampering efforts to scale up Ebola contact tracing.
The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
The WHO says late detection, the absence of a vaccine or virus-specific treatment, widespread armed violence and high population mobility continue to make Congo vulnerable.
