Add InterestAnother person has died in Congo of a confirmed case of Ebola, bringing the number of fatalities from the latest outbreak to 12, the country's health ministry said Sunday. Congo now has 35 confirmed Ebola cases. The vaccination campaign is already underway in Mbandaka, where four Ebola cases have been confirmed. WHO also is accelerating efforts with nine neighboring countries to try to prevent the Ebola outbreak from spreading there, saying the regional risk is high. This is Congo's ninth Ebola outbreak since 1976, when the hemorrhagic fever was first identified.

Source: ABC News May 27, 2018 10:36 UTC