Ebola outbreak kills 65 in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday it remains too early to say that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is under control, despite signs of stabilization in recent weeks.



"We're still early to say that we're controlling the whole outbreak," Africa CDC official Wessam Mankoula told an online press briefing, noting that the outbreak "is still evolving."



According to the latest government situation report published Thursday, the DRC had recorded 6,250 confirmed cases and 3,039 deaths as of Sept. 1, with a case fatality rate of 48.6 percent. A total of 1,439 patients have recovered. The outbreak has affected 60 health zones across six provinces.