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“More than 4,000 people have died in Africa since Ebola was confirmed in DR Congo in May, making it the second most deadly outbreak of the disease.”

“African outbreak The DRC declared its 17th Ebola outbreak in May and has since reported more than 9,000 cases and more than 4,600 deaths.”

“Kenya has been on heightened alert, as the Ebola outbreak has spilled across the border from the DRC.”

“Kenya’s cases are linked to the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has recorded more than 9,000 cases and more than 4,300 deaths since it was officially detected in May.”

“A vessel carrying fish traders has capsized in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing at least 12 people with dozens still missing, authorities said.”

“But the DRC is a behemoth of a country; the conflict zones and current Ebola outbreak are closer to East Africa’s tourism hotspots than they are to the province through which we’re travelling.”