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 Uganda.

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

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a global public health emergency amid rising suspected cases and deaths.