New Delhi, May 24 -- India issued an urgent advisory on Sunday, directing citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, and South Sudan.

The travel warning, released by the health ministry, was in response to a surging outbreak of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus in Central Africa.

Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo species causes a severe viral hemorrhagic fever with a high mortality rate. No approved vaccines or specific treatments are currently available for this particular species.

While India has not reported any cases of the virus, the ministry has aligned with the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to strengthen border surveillance.

The WHO officially designated the cris...