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 disease in humans and the major African outbreaks have been linked mainly to Zaire, Sudan and Bundibugyo ebolaviruses

Explainer: Why DR Congo's latest Ebola outbreak is raising regional alarm-

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

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

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are racing to contain a new Ebola outbreak, as medical teams establish quarantine zones in densely populated communities…

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…

A deadly outbreak of Ebola has once again risen. The disease has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a country that has battled the disease more than any…

Rare Bundibugyo strain of infectious disease, detected in DR Congo and Uganda, has no approved vaccine or treatment

A rare Ebola strain is spreading through the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo's east.

The rare type of Ebola, known as Bundibugyo virus, spread undetected for weeks following the first known death while authorities tested for another virus. | World News

Public-health researcher James Baguma has studied the interactions between bats, which can carry the virus, and people in the region near the latest epidemic.

Recurring Ebola outbreaks in Democratic Republic of Congo are linked to rural communities’ customs and reliance on bushmeat as a source of prote

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…

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

The virus circulated undetected for weeks. Heavy population movement in the area could make it spread farther.

The Ebola outbreak centered in the eastern regions of Democratic Republic of Congo is expanding at an alarming rate. The new, rare Ebola variant has spread from DRC’s Ituri…

The death toll so far is a fraction of the 11,000 who died in the worst ever Ebola outbreak, that ended a decade ago.

The strain that causes an often-fatal viral haemorrhagic fever is the primary causative agent in the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda

A new Ebola outbreak in DRC raises concerns. Learn about the Bundibugyo strain, symptoms, and Nigeria's preparedness to combat the deadly virus.