BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths — to at least 134 — and more than 500 suspected cases.

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The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo an international health emergency after more than 90 suspected deaths and…

The Ebola disease, which the World Health Organization calls a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates, has claimed 130 lives as of May 19, according to…