More than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been recorded in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
In a post on social media on Sunday, he said surveillance efforts in the Ebola response had been scaled up, leading to the identification of more than 900 suspected cases so far, including 101 confirmed infections. He did not provide an updated death toll.
Ebola is a severe viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids and can cause internal bleeding and organ failure.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared an outbreak on 15 May, linked to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which currently has no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
In an earlier update on Saturday, the country’s health ministry said 204 deaths had been recorded across three provinces, from 867 suspected cases.
Ebola has caused more than 15,000 deaths across Africa over the past 50 years, according to public health data.
