Nairobi / Brazzaville - International health officials say they have brought under control an Ebola outbreak that struck an area in northern Congo four months ago, killing at least 120 people.
A spokesperson for the International Federation of the Red Cross said on Tuesday night in the capital Brazzaville that no new Ebola cases have been identified in the west Cuvette region, about 800km north of Brazzaville.
Officials said the virus infected a total of 135 residents in the villages of Kele and Mbou.
Ebola is typically transmitted through blood, saliva and sweat, but it has also been linked to the handling of ill or dead infected chimpanzees.
Ebola is often characterised by the sudden onset of fever, weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, limited kidney and liver functions, and both internal and external bleeding.
There is no known cure for Ebola, which kills about 80 percent of those infected. - Sapa-DPA