About 246 suspected cases & 65 deaths have been reported mainly in Mongbwalu and Rwampara health zones in Ituri province, near the Ugandan border.

A new outbreak of the infectious Ebola virus has killed dozens of people in a remote part of Congo, according to the Africa CDC health authority. Neighboring Uganda later said one…

Africa's top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province. The Africa CDC reported 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths so far.

More than 60 people have died after a new Ebola outbreak hit the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as hundreds more are believed to have the disease.

Congo is suffering a new Ebola outbreak with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far, according to the Africa CDC.

Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so…

"Ebola Virus Disease outbreak confirmed in Ituri Province," the pan-African health agency said.

Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African health officials race to coordinate and contain the infection

Health zones in Mongwalu and Rwampara report clusters of deaths and suspected infections

Africa's top public health agency said on Friday that there was a confirmed Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province.

With 246 suspected cases, the latest Ebola outbreak comes around five months after Congo’s last one was declared over after 43 deaths.

The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on Friday as 65 people have died from the disease in the country's eastern region.

A new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed at least 65 people, with 246 suspected cases reported, raising concerns over regional spread and prompting an emergency…

Health officials say hundreds of suspected cases have been recorded in mining towns in eastern Congo’s Ituri province; tests point to the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no…

The surge in cases marks the 17th Ebola outbreak in the Congo since 1976.

At least 80 people have died in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province. Authorities also say health workers are racing to intensify screening and contact…

Africa's top public health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 246 cases and 80 deaths reported so…

About 246 suspected cases & 65 deaths have been reported mainly in Mongbwalu and Rwampara health zones in Ituri province, near the Ugandan border.

Health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.

A new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has caused at least 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths, according to the latest figures released on Saturday. There is currently no vaccine…

At least 87 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak, as health authorities warn the strain "has no vaccine, no specific treatment".