The WHO via its twitter account says the disease was confirmed in Kinshasa, on 11th of May 2017.
Three deaths are already linked to the killer disease, however, efforts are on ground to search for those who may have come in contact with the deceased in order to control the spread of the disease.
"On 11 May, the Min of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo notified WHO & partners of a lab confirmed case of #Ebola"
"WHO & partners are supporting the Min of Health of Democratic Republic of the Congo on the response on the #Ebola response."
"Important to trace people who have contact with the confirmed #Ebola case in the DRC to stop the disease from spreading."
" The #Ebola case in theDRC was confirmed by a national reference laboratory in Kinshasa."
The last recorded case of Ebola occured in Boendi in August 2014.
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