Catholic priest 'infected with Ebola' in DR Congo

Health workers at Bikoro hospital in DR Congo

A Catholic priest has been quarantined after being infected with Ebola virus in Mbandaka town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, medical sources said Thursday.

"We have quarantined a priest from the diocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro who tested positive" for the Ebola virus, a medical source told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Religious authorities could not be immediately contacted. DRC health officials launched a small, targeted vaccination campaign this week to help rein in the latest Ebola outbreak, which so far has claimed 27 lives.