Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say two people have died from Ebola in the country’s North-West.
They are the first reported Ebola cases outside West Africa since the outbreak there began, although it is not clear if they are directly linked to that outbreak.
So far 1,427 people have died from the virus.
The speed and extent of the outbreak has been “unprecedented”, the World Health Organisation says.
An estimated 2,615 people in West Africa have been infected with Ebola since March.
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