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 them as gunfire rang out.

One American who contracted Ebola is receiving treatment in Germany.

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Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where…

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

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

Experts say several crises combine to make the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo difficult to contain.

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

Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo highlight the severe challenges facing authorities, including growing local anger, as they...

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…

Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face — including a backlash in local communities — as…

Angry young men stormed an Ebola treatment hospital in eastern Congo on Sunday evening, sparking panic as medical staff scrambled to evacuate patients amid...

Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of the latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo on Sunday evening, forcing the medical staff to…

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

Locals at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo attacked the town hospital overnight, demanding the body of a religious leader who died from the virus, officials…

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

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