This outbreak is being called "the perfect storm." How did it start, what are the characteristics of the strain that's causing it and how much of a threat is it to global health?

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.

At least 80 people have died in what the World Health Organization says potentially could be a "much larger outbreak than what is currently being detected and reported".

At least 80 deaths reported in Congo’s Ituri province while Uganda reports spread from travellers from the DRC

The outbreak of the highly contagious disease began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern,” posing…

WHO said 80 suspected deaths, eight confirmed cases and 246 suspected cases had been reported so far in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Ebola is a viral disease that can cause fever, vomiting, bleeding, organ failure and death. There are six known strains of Ebola, including the Bundibugyo. | World News

The World Health Organization said the Ebola outbreak could be much larger than what is currently being detected and reported. It warned of health risks to other countries.

ABUJA: The World Health Organization declared Sunday the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Africa’s top public health…

The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern.”

More than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths have been reported. The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines.

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo a global health emergency.

Health authorities say the current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus.

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

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared Sunday the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. Africa’s top…

The WHO has declared an international health emergency in multiple African countries over the spread of the deadly disease.

The WHO has declared a global health emergency after more than 80 cases of Ebola were confirmed across two African countries. Here's why the organisation is calling for…

The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on Sunday over an outbreak of an Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed more…

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