DR Congo Records First Ebola Case In Major Eastern City Of Butembo
The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo trading hub Butembo has recorded its first case of Ebola, the health ministry has said, Reuters news agency reports.
The city has a population of about 900,000, and strong trade links to neighbouring Uganda.
"We call on the population to exercise caution, and to respect all hygiene measures recommended by health workers," Butembo's mayor Sylvain Kanyamanda told Reuters.
Ebola has killed about 80 in DR Congo since July and infected another 40.
Most of the deaths have been in villages but cases have also been reported in urban areas, including the city of Beni.
The outbreak is the 10th in DR Congo since Ebola was discovered in 1976 in the country’s north.
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