NEW EBOLA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN CONGO’S ITURI PROVINCE, WITH 246 SUSPECTED CASES AND 65 DEATHS REPORTED, AS UGANDA RECORDS IMPORTED FATAL CASE. (PHOTO).
New Ebola outbreak confirmed in Congo’s Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths reported, as Uganda records imported fatal case A new Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths reported so far, according to Africa’s top public health agency. Health officials said most cases have been concentrated in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, with additional suspected infections reported in Bunia, near the border with Uganda. Preliminary laboratory testing detected the virus in 13 of 20 samples, though authorities said further sequencing is underway to determine the exact strain, which may differ from the Ebola Zaire variant seen in previous outbreaks. Uganda also reported a separate fatal Ebola case involving a Congolese man who had recently traveled from the outbreak area. Health officials said the patient died after being treated in Kampala and confirmed posthumously that he was infected, adding t...

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