New DR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 100 cases

The number of Ebola cases in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 100, double the number it was five weeks ago, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The first cases in the current outbreak were recorded in the capital of Equateur Province, Mbandaka.

Ebola has now spread across the region.

The WHO says it is struggling to cope as affected communities live in dense forests often hundreds of kilometres away from each other.

This is the 11th recorded outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo.

BBC.COM