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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Monika Pronczuk

Congo has announced a new Ebola outbreak. Here is what to know

Congo's authorities announced earlier this week a new Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than a dozen people in a southern province.

Samples analyzed at the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, confirmed the presence of the most virulent strain of the virus, known as “Zaire,” the earlier name of the country.

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