Uganda, May 15 -- Uganda said Friday that it was on high alert after a fresh Ebola outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with four confirmed deaths. According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 13 Ebola cases have so far been laboratory confirmed in the neighbouring DRC, with about 65 suspected deaths reported in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones.

Authorities are also investigating another 246 suspected cases, while additional samples from Bunia are still undergoing laboratory analysis.The Africa CDC says preliminary findings suggest the outbreak may involve a non-Zaire strain of the Ebola virus, with genomic sequencing expected to confirm the exact strain within hours.

The outbreak...