An Ebola patient has died after bringing the disease to the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) eastern city of Goma. The town lies 200km (124 mile) south of Butembo, which has been an epicentre in the DRC's ongoing outbreak. These are just two of several affected cities
Daily Mail: 'Global health emergency' is declared over Ebola outbreak as priest, 46, dies having transported the disease to city of Goma, home to two million people and a transport hub from DR Congo to the rest of the world
* Unnamed patient became infected in Butembo; an epicentre of the outbreak
* Took a bus the 200km (124 mile) journey from Butembo to Goma last week
* Died travelling back for treatment; came into contact with at least 60 people
Ebola has been declared an international health emergency after a patient brought the disease to a city of two million people in DR Congo and then died.
The World Health Organisation said it was 'time for the world to take notice' as the UN agency invoked its emergency provisions to contain the growing outbreak.
More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which is unfolding in a region described as a war zone.
The patient, 46, was a priest who became infected while visiting the town of Butembo, which has been an epicentre in the ongoing outbreak.
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