The outbreak is threatening to overwhelm health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while nine cases have now been confirmed in neighbouring Uganda.

900 suspected cases and 223 deaths have been linked to an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Uganda has ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected Ebola cases are surging. A local Ugandan task force gave the order on Wednesday.

The number of suspected Ebola cases in eastern Congo is nearing 1,000, with at least 220 suspected deaths.

Uganda shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday in a bid to contain the Ebola outbreak that has hit its neighbour, the health ministry announced.

Uganda made the decision after a rise in its health workers exposed to the virus by Congolese patients who crossed the border.

Uganda has shut its border "with immediate effect," despite warnings by the WHO that the move could backfire and cause the disease to spread.

Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.

The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola…

Uganda has shut its border "with immediate effect," despite warnings by the WHO that the move could backfire and cause the disease to spread.

KAMPALA (AP):Ugandan authorities yesterday ordered the closure of their border with Congo “with immediate effect” as suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola surge towards 1,000…

The World Health Organization has advised against countries closing their borders despite the risk to neighbouring nations

The decision by the Ugandan Ebola task force, which goes against World Health Organization guidance and follows a rise in health workers exposed to Ebola by Congolese patients who…

The outbreak is threatening to overwhelm health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while nine cases have now been confirmed in neighbouring Uganda.

Uganda's health ministry said on Friday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country had risen to nine.

Outbreak has alarmed experts because of how long it went undetected while spreading across a densely populated area.