The World Health Organization (WHO) has rushed in two tonnes of critical supplies, including personal protective equipment, mobile lab equipment and medical kits Four medical workers have died (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where 15 people – including four health workers – have died and dozens more are feared infected. ‌

Health officials confirmed 28 suspected cases as of September 4. The alert was sounded in the Bulape and Mweka health zones, where patients displayed characteristic symptoms of fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and bleeding. ‌

On September 3, laboratory tests at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa identified Ebola Zaire as the culprit. A national Rapid Response T

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