By Editorial

What you need to know:

Ebola is a severe and often fatal viral disease that causes haemorrhagic fever and affects humans and primates.

This virus can also be contracted from infected animals or during funerals if mourners come into contact with corpses.

The new Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has claimed more than 130 lives, with two more deaths reported in Uganda, poses a grave regional health threat.