African leaders and health agencies are intensifying efforts to contain the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with nearly $500 million pledged for the response as vaccine developers race to produce treatments tailored to the current strain amid rising infections and deaths.

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo updated the death toll from the Ebola outbreak to 204 late Saturday, hours after the Red Cross said three volunteers had died there,…

Africa CDC has warned that 10 African countries are at risk from the worsening Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda as WHO raises the threat level and health agencies seek $314…