A new Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in Congo ’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths reported so far. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent's leading public health body, made the announcement on Friday. The majority of the fatalities and suspected cases have been recorded in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, according to a statement from the Africa CDC . The agency added: "Four deaths have been reported among laboratory-confirmed cases. Suspected cases have also been reported in Bunia, pending confirmation." The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can be contracted through bodily fluids such as vomit, blood, urine, or semen. The disease it causes is rare but severe, and often fatal. This latest outbreak emerges just five months after Congo’s previous Ebola epidemic was declared over, following 43 deaths.…