Pakistan, May 30 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including 223 suspected deaths that were being investigated.

An outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is ongoing in the DRC, with cases also reported in Uganda.

There have been 125 confirmed cases of Ebola in the DRC, including 17 confirmed deaths in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. There have also been seven confirmed cases of Ebola in Uganda, three of which were imported from the DRC, and one death.

However, no community transmission has been reported, the WHO said.

The Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC likely started two months ago, the WHO said in early May. The outbreak o...