“There is denial of the disease within the population, with some members wanting to claim the bodies of suspected and/or confirmed cases,” doctor at one hospital said.

Weak clinics, mistrust and insecurity strain Ebola response in eastern DR Congo-

New strain of virus, aid cuts and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreak

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No one was hurt in the attack, according to initial reports but as patients ran out to escape, 18 people with suspected Ebola infections left the facility. | World News

With cases spreading across provinces and borders, authorities are struggling with shortages, weak contact tracing, and the absence of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain

Anger and mistrust growing over Ebola burials as traditions clash with medical response to prevent spread.

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

A local hospital official says that angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of an outbreak in eastern Congo, demanding the bodies of their…

Intervention has become less about vanquishing the virus than trying to slow its steamroller advance

Doctors battling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing growing challenges as attacks on health facilities and fleeing patients disrupt response efforts…

Health workers responding to a rapidly spreading outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo face two threats.

Incidentes en la provincia de Ituri, donde se originó el brote, obligaron a evacuar centros de salud y dejaron casos positivos circulando en la comunidad; crece la resistencia a…

More than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths in current outbreak, says WHO chief

“There is denial of the disease within the population, with some members wanting to claim the bodies of suspected and/or confirmed cases,” doctor at one hospital said.

Three times in the past week, healthcare facilities have been attacked. On Sunday, angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients, forcing medical staff to evacuate…

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…

Aid workers are at risk in Congo where residents are under threat of armed groups that have killed thousands of people and displaced many more in recent years. | World News

BUNIA — Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo , already grappling with shortages of basic...

Associated Press reporters saw empty emergency treatment centers and doctors using expired medical masks while tending to suspected Ebola patients.