DR Congo declares end to Ebola outbreak

The latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been declared over.

Health minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani made the declaration after 42 days without any new infections.

Six people died out of the 11 people who were infected in this latest outbreak.

The World Health Organization’s regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, says that targeted vaccination and rapid response has made Ebola control more effective.

The country has seen 13 Ebola outbreaks since 1976 when the disease first appeared in Yambuku, a village in the north-west.