Ebola has claimed over 15,000 lives in its 50-year history, with the latest outbreak resulting in more than 80 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and one in Uganda. This article explores the origins, transmission, symptoms, and available treatments for this deadly virus.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has claimed at least 87 lives.

Le foyer de la maladie se trouve dans une région de la RDC densément peuplée et en proie à l’instabilité. Plus de 90 morts ont vraisemblablement été causés par Ebola. L’OMS a…

More than 90 people are believed to have been killed in a fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here's what we know about the outbreak so…

The type of Ebolavirus causing the outbreak in DRC, called Bundibugyo, is less common than other types of Ebola. There are no vaccines or drugs available to treat it.

An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has surpassed 500 suspected cases, WHO’s top official said Tuesday.Of those suspected cases, 130 people…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus, a…

Ebola has claimed over 15,000 lives in its 50-year history, with the latest outbreak resulting in more than 80 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and one in Uganda. This…

The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids from infected people or animals, has an average fatality rate of around 40%, according to…

The virus takes its name from the Ebola River, near the site of one of the first recorded outbreaks in what is now the DRC, in 1976. Four of these six species are known to cause…

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The Ebola virus outbreak has spread to at least 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths in the DRC and Uganda.