More than 300 suspected cases and 88 suspected deaths have so far been reported, primarily in Congo but also in neighboring Uganda.

WHO learned of potential cases May 5; US CDC said it just heard about it yesterday.

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

At least 80 deaths reported in Congo’s Ituri province while Uganda reports spread from travellers from the DRC

Ebola is a viral disease that can cause fever, vomiting, bleeding, organ failure and death. There are six known strains of Ebola, including the Bundibugyo. | World News

More than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths have been reported. The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines.

Health authorities say the current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus.

With a rising number of cases, at least 80 suspected deaths and no approved vaccine, fears are mounting.

The WHO says the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency, but countries sharing borders with the DRC are at high risk

The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern."

An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda that has already led to dozens of suspected deaths, with the United…

More than 300 suspected cases and 88 suspected deaths have so far been reported, primarily in Congo but also in neighboring Uganda.

The Bundibugyo strain spread undetected for at least a few weeks, health experts and aid workers said

A rare strain of the Ebola virus has infected an American doctor in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the outbreak continues to spread across the country and into neighboring…

CDC is working to move the infected American and six others to Germany.

The type of Ebolavirus causing the outbreak in DRC, called Bundibugyo, is less common than other types of Ebola. There are no vaccines or drugs available to treat it.

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Tuesday before the World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva that “the magnitude…

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At least 131 people have died and 531 cases are suspected in the outbreak, according to Congolese health authorities.

The outbreak is being caused by a rarely seen species of Ebola virus with no licensed vaccine or treatment.

The World Health Organization top official has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in Congo. Authorities have reported at least 134 suspected deaths…