The United Nations (UN) has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion.
UN says and also puts hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk, raising fears of a wider development crisis.
The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment, has infected more than 1 300 people.
It also claimed 377 lives since it was declared on May 15, according to the DRC government.
–Channel Africa–
