It appears to have circulated through eastern Congo’s Ituri province, a conflict-hit mining region, for about two months before authorities recognized what they were dealing with

The World Health Organization on Friday said the outbreak is spreading rapidly and now poses a “very high” risk nationally.

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

The head of the World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly and poses a “very high” risk at the national level.

The United Nations said it released $60 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to accelerate the response in Congo and in the region.

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…

It appears to have circulated through eastern Congo’s Ituri province, a conflict-hit mining region, for about two months before authorities recognized what they were dealing with

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

There are more than 900 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 220 suspected deaths, the head of the World Health…

Ebola is spreading faster in Democratic Republic of Congo than responders can contain it, the World Health Organization warned, as suspected deaths climbed above 220 and treatment…