Ebola case confirmed in eastern DR Congo city

KINSHASA, The Democratic Republic of the Congo - The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Goma, the biggest city to have been affected by the disease since its outbreak in eastern DR Congo in August, the country's Health Ministry said on Sunday.

The patient is a pastor who had been preaching in church and would have touched the hands of worshippers "including the sick", the ministry said in a statement.

His symptoms first appeared on July 9 in Butembo, one of the main towns touched by Ebola where he had been preaching.