Nigeria, Nov. 16 -- Insecurity has been identified as one of the "greatest obstacles" to containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where more than 11,000 cases and 5,400 deaths have been reported.

The World Health Organisation (WHO), in a news release published on 15 November, said attacks on health workers and facilities, displacement and difficulties reaching remote communities were disrupting efforts to contain the outbreak.

The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, has spread to 67 health zones across eight provinces, with between 400 and 500 new cases reported weekly.

"Children account for more than a quarter of confirmed cases and one third of deaths. Seven in 10 children under five with con...