New Delhi, June 11 -- In the wake of rapidly rising confirmed Ebola virus cases and deaths, the World Health Organization provided an update on risk assessment. Listing Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in red zone of 'very high' risk category, the agency revised risk assessment.

Uganda and other countries sharing land borders with DRC and Uganda have been placed in orange zone under 'high risk' category. For the rest of the Africa region and at the global level, the risk from Ebola, caused by Bundibugyo virus, remains low. This development came after case fatality rate (CFR) rose to 17.4% corresponding to 93 deaths among 534 confirmed cases reported from both countries.

Warning against high risk of Ebola virus infection in DRC, WH...