Virus spreads undetected in DRC and Uganda as cases and deaths climb

The head of the WHO said he was "deeply concerned by the scale and speed of the epidemic."

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Tuesday before the World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva that “the magnitude…

GENEVA: The World Health Organization chief said Tuesday he was “deeply concerned” by an Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has spilt into Uganda,…

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

At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting

The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 131, with more than 500 suspected cases now recorded. The World Health…

At least 500 suspected cases and 130 fatalities in Democratic Republic of the Congo since new outbreak began

KINSHASA — At least 131 deaths and more than 513 suspected cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo as an international effort is underway...

The outbreak has alarmed experts because it was able to spread for weeks undetected across a densely populated area ravaged by widespread armed violence.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has recorded more than 500 suspected cases, including 130 suspected deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak so…

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…

Numbers are expected to rise, the WHO warns, as European officials emphasise the risk of a European outbreak is low.

The agency said insecurity, population movement and operational constraints were complicating surveillance and contact tracing efforts, particularly in eastern DRC, where most…

Virus spreads undetected in DRC and Uganda as cases and deaths climb

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