Orientale Province, Congo: 14 people die from Ebola Outbreak

Posted on September 6, 2012 • Filed under: Africa, Travel News

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 14 and the crisis is not yet under control, medical officials have claimed. The epicentre of the outbreak, which killed its first victim last month, is in the busy town of Isiro in Orientale Province, but it has spread to the settlement of Viadana 75km away, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a statement. Read article

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