Ebola cases in DRC and Uganda more than doubled in three days. The analysis: late detection catching up to weeks of silent spread, plus a PHEIC and an American case.

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.

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

* Says at least 90 deaths recorded so far in DR Congo, Uganda

Seven Americans have been exposed in the large outbreak, the CDC says