The director-general of WHO has also expressed deep concern “about the scale and speed of the epidemic” as reported deaths in Congo rise.

The WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a global emergency, raising concerns of a larger, undetected spread. Trump's cuts to global health funding may have hindered…

The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Saturday.

CDC says risk to Americans is low, but did not say whether any Americans were exposed in Africa