Experts believe the first death from the virus was followed by a super-spreader event

With a rising number of cases, at least 80 suspected deaths and no approved vaccine, fears are mounting.

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

Ebola deaths in DR Congo have risen to 118 as the outbreak spreads into new regions and neighbouring Uganda, prompting the WHO to declare an international health emergency

Cases set to increase, WHO warns, with infections appearing in urban centres and neighbouring Uganda