Ebola-like disease kills 12 in Congo

Authorities on Monday confirmed that 12 people died from an unknown disease with symptoms similar to that of Ebola in north-eastern Congo. 

The deaths began in early July in the village of Mangina, near the town of Beni, local administrator Donat Kibwana told newsmen.

Meanwhile, a local civil society group in Beni, said it had counted 15 deaths caused by the disease, which similar to Ebola, manifests itself through fever, diarrhea, vomiting and nose bleeds.

A nearby laboratory was currently analysing blood samples, said Kibwana.

According to the provincial health ministry, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had deployed a team of experts to the area. On July 24, Congo officially declared a recent Ebola outbreak over.