U.S. officials are increasingly concerned about the outbreak's impact on the World Cup, although the WHO said the global risk level is low.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also issued travel advisories and heightened health monitoring measures, citing concerns over the possible…

There has been an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of the World Cup

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.

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the

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.

Chief of the UN health agency said the risk remains high for regional spread and low at global levels.

The head of the World Health Organisation has warned that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is 'spreading rapidly' and now poses a 'very high' risk at the national level.

The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high".

The risk level remains high at the regional level and low worldwide, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high".

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The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo to “very high,” warning the outbreak could…

There have been 82 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with seven confirmed deaths.

The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high".

Provincial gov't in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, has banned public gatherings to stop spread of virus.

“So far, 82 cases have been confirmed in DRC, with seven confirmed deaths," says the WHO chief.

The UN is rushing emergency personnel, funding and supplies into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter the fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreading through…

Mr Ghebreyesus noted that the organisation previously assessed the outbreak risk as high nationally and regionally, and low globally, but has now revised it to “very high” at the…

The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the outbreak going nation-wide as a province in the Congo's east bans funerals and suspends the local football league.