Concern is high regarding the potential spread of the virus amid a precarious security situation in the affected area, which borders Uganda and South Sudan. Health officials have raised the alarm over an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, said on Friday that it has recorded 246 suspected Ebola cases and 65 deaths in the Ituri province in the northeast of the country. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Rebel fighters kill at least 69 people in northeastern DR Congo list 2 of 3 Africa’s richest man plans new Mombasa oil refinery: Why this matters list 3 of 3 Can Macron’s Kenya visit revive French influence in Africa? end of list Concern is high regarding the potential spread of the virus, with efforts to control it complicated by a precarious security situation in the affected area, which sits on the border with Uganda and South Sudan.…