# Africa’s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said around 246 cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara. The centre is convening a meeting neighbouring countries and other international partners to discuss response efforts and cross-border surveillance. The viral disease was first discovered in 1976 and is thought to have spread from bats. There is no proven cure for Ebola and the average fatality rate is around 50-percent.
New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DRC