Roundup: DR Congo declares 16th Ebola outbreak, WHO warns of rising cases


By Shi Yu, Zheng YangziBen

KINSHASA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the central province of Kasai, the country's 16th since 1976, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that infections might rise further.

DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba announced at a press conference in the capital of Kinshasa that the Zaire strain of the Ebola virus has re-emerged in the Bulape health zone, with 28 suspected cases reported, including 15 deaths. Four health workers were among the victims.

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