The attacks occurred in the village of Banana École, a suburb of the territorial capital of Mambasa.
By Samuel OtienoThe measures come as a growing number of countries tighten border controls and health screening procedures in response to Ebola cases reported in parts of Central Africa.
By Bradley BosireThe outbreak is linked to the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus and has now spread across 29 health zones in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe development comes as health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo struggle to contain a widening Ebola outbreak, which has now reached South Kivu province, an area partly under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, according to the group’s spokesman.
By Maureen KinyanjuiWorld Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a briefing that the outbreak may have started spreading a few months ago and could have been accelerated by a “super-spreader event”, possibly a funeral held in early May.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThis marks the largest vaccine delivery to the country since the outbreak began.
By Maureen Kinyanjui