May 17 (Reuters) – A number of Americans currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo are believed to have had exposure to suspected cases in the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, with several deemed to have had high-risk exposures, STAT News reported on Sunday.
At least one of these individuals may have developed symptoms, the report said.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organisation, after 80 suspected deaths.
(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in BengaluruEditing by Nick Zieminski)
