The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 204, the Congolese Ministry of Health announced. 867 suspected infections have been registered in three provinces.
The World Health Organization WHO has already declared the outbreak of the highly contagious disease an international emergency. The outbreak is concentrated in eastern Congo, where there is a lot of violence. According to the African health agency Africa CDC, ten other countries are at risk, partly due to the many movements of people and insecurity in the region.