The WHO has declared the outbreak of the virus's Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no vaccine, a public health emergency of international concern.
Measures to prevent infection include hand-washing and temperature screening.
Confirmed Ebola case in South Kivu raises fears of spread
Case in area of the east under rebel control
Aid shortages, armed violence hamper response
Police fire warning shots amid burial dispute
A first Ebola case has been confirmed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, in an area under the…
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo virus strain in the Democratic Republic of…
Rare Bundibugyo strain of infectious disease, detected in DR Congo and Uganda, has no approved vaccine or treatment
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo a global health emergency.
The outbreak has been linked to 139 deaths
The outbreak has alarmed experts because it was able to spread for weeks undetected across a densely populated area ravaged by…
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