Geneva - The World Health Organisation confirmed on Tuesday that 11 people who died recently in northwestern Congo had been infected with the Ebola virus and 105 more people were under surveillance in case they developed the highly infectious disease.
"The Ebola diagnosis has been confirmed," WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib told journalists.
Congolese Health Minister Alain Moka confirmed on Saturday that an illness that had claimed the lives of 11 people in the central African nation was caused by the deadly Ebola virus.
"Samples taken from the victims and analyzed in a specialized center... proved positive," Moka said.
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