Ghana News-An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not yet an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization has said.
It said there was a “strong reason to believe that the outbreak can be brought under control”.
At least 45 people are believed to have been infected in the current outbreak and 25 deaths are being investigated.
Cases emerged in a rural area with one now confirmed in the north-western city of Mbandaka.
The city of about one million people is a transport hub on the River Congo, prompting fears that the virus could now spread further, threatening the capital Kinshasa and surrounding countries.
Ebola is an infectious illness that causes internal bleeding and often proves fatal.
It can spread rapidly through contact with small amounts of bodily fluid, and its early flu-like symptoms are not always obvious.
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