KINSHASA – The number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo's southern Kasai province have more than doubled in a week since a new outbreak was confirmed there, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday.

The suspected cases have increased from 28 to 68 in recent days, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at an online briefing. It has also spread from to two to four districts while the death toll currently stands at 16.

Local residents expressed concerns on Thursday over the outbreak, the first in Congo in three years and the province’s first in more than a decade.

The fighting in eastern Congo has complicated efforts to contain the disease, which can spread rapidly due to the proximity and density of villages and provinces, Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, a principal ad

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