Ebola virus outbreak confirmed in eastern DR Congo's North Kivu province

Ebola virus outbreak has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, Governor Julien Paluku said.

An Ebola virus outbreak has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, Governor Julien Paluku said on Wednesday, one week after the country declared an end to a separate outbreak that killed 33 people in the northwest.

"Ebola virus confirmed in North Kivu," Paluku wrote on Twitter. "I call for calm and prudence."

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