Nepal steps up Ebola surveillance as WHO declares public health emergency

Over 970 Nepali peacekeepers are in the virus-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, including in Bunia and Fataki in Ituri Province, the epicentre of the outbreak.

The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division has alerted all health agencies, including health desks at the Tribhuvan International Airport, about the potential risk of the spread of the Ebola virus, which has killed around 80 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since late April.