DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254

More than 1,000 Ebola infections have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest outbreak has killed more than 250 people, official figures showed Monday.
The country’s National Institute of Public Health (INSP) confirmed 1,003 cases and 254 deaths, with a fatality rate of 25 percent.
The latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever was declared on May 15.
Almost all cases are in Ituri province in the northeast, a conflict-weary region plagued by armed groups.
In total, three provinces have been affected: Ituri, neighbouring North Kivu and South Kivu, home to around 15 million people.
The virus has also spread to neighbouring Uganda, where the World ...