More suspected Ebola cases in Congo

The World Health Organisation says there are now 11 suspected Ebola cases, including three reported deaths, in Likati in Congo's northern Bas-Uele Province.

A Liberian health worker

Congo is facing 29 suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organisation says. (AAP)

The World Health Organisation has identified two more suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus a day after declaring an outbreak in Congo.

The UN agency said on Saturday there are now 11 suspected cases, including three reported deaths, in Likati in Congo's northern Bas-Uele Province. WHO said one death has tested positive for an Ebola strain seen in the country before.

The UN agency says the first case occurred on April 22 in a man some 1400km from the capital, Kinshasa.

WHO is working with the government to co-ordinate a response.

Congo has had seven known Ebola outbreaks in the past, including one in 2014 with several dozen cases. That outbreak was not connected to the massive epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone that left thousands dead.


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