Infectious disease physician led the agency during the 2014-2016 outbreak in Africa

Officials suspect the disease has caused 80 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far.

Some 88 people have died from the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever in the DR Congo, with one death in Uganda, and at least 336 suspected cases.

Ebola likely spread weeks before health officials knew about cases.

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…