Armed groups in DR Congo are being called on to cooperate with efforts to improve security as the country battles an outbreak of the Ebola virus.

The calls for cooperation come from leaders of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN peacekeeping operations.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the virus endangered everyone, while the UN Under Secretary-General for peacekeeping Jean-Pierre Lacroix said the UN hoped to resolve the unstable security situation and would concentrate its efforts on the city of Beni, the epicentre of the outbreak.

More than 300 cases of Ebola, and 191 deaths have been reported in the east of the country and more than 5,000 people are under surveillance.