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Ebola outbreak reaches major cities in DR Congo, Uganda amid fears of regional spread

The Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was officially confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 15. Less than a...

'Deeply concerned: WHO raises red flag over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak

A severe Ebola outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, has claimed 130 lives with over 500 suspected cases. The World Health Organization warns of high risk to neighboring...

Ebola outbreak caused by rare strain with no vaccine, warn experts as cases pass 900 and first Red Cross volunteers die...

A deadly and little-understood strain of Ebola is spreading rapidly across central Africa, sparking dears of a major health crisis as cases soar and aid efforts falter.

Ebola outbreak draws attention to longstanding virus spillover risks in western Uganda

KAMPALA — In the hills and trading centers of western Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities are racing to limit the spread of Bundibugyo ebolavirus, a rar...

Bundibugyo virus: A rare type of Ebola, causing an outbreak in Congo

The species of Ebola virus causing an outbreak in Congo that has killed nearly 120 people is less common than other Ebola viruses, which is complicating the response because there...

'No vaccine... no treatment': Experts raise alarm over rare strain of Ebola spreading through Africa as WHO declares glo...

Health officials fear the true scale of the outbreak could be far larger than currently known, with around 246 suspected cases and 80 reported deaths already linked to the virus.

Ebola: Great global concern

The rapid spread of the Ebola virus of the Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is causing great global concern. This is a deadly disease which has the...

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African health officials race to coordinate and contain the infectionAn outbreak of Ebola has killed 65 peopl...

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a global health emergency

More than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths have been reported. The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines.

Silent spread of rare and deadly Ebola strain exposes surveillance gaps

A rare Ebola outbreak that may have circulated undetected in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo for several weeks has exposed the difficulty of detecting deadly viruses in r...

What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, form of Ebola causing an outbreak in Congo

The virus causing an outbreak in Congo suspected of killing more than 200 people is less common than others that cause Ebola disease, which is complicating the response because the...

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola

ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international...

New Ebola sub-strain jumped 'from fruit bats' to humans - as Congo records more than 200 deaths while Uganda confirms th...

Researchers are now racing to contain the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where at least 204 people have died and an estimated 870 have been infected.

Ebola outbreak worse than reported, WHO warns

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo virus strain a global public health emergency. The agency said there is currently no app...

WHO declares latest Ebola outbreak a global health emergency. A rare variant of the disease with no approved treatments...

Health authorities say the current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus.

Ebola outbreak with uncommon strain erupts in Congo and Uganda; 65 deaths

WHO learned of potential cases May 5; US CDC said it just heard about it yesterday.

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, Uganda declared an international health emergency

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organizati...

WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been hit by an outbreak of Ebola. According to the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak was discovered in the north...

WHO declares Ebola outbreak 'public health emergency' of international concern

India has not reported any case of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain

Ebola virus outbreak: WHO declares international health emergency after rare strain kills 87 in Congo

The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over a rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with dozens dead. Cases...

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreaks in Congo, Uganda

ABUJA, Nigeria — WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunda...

Bundibugyo Ebola strain kills dozens in DR Congo

Ebola Outbreak: W.H.O. Declares a Global Health Emergency

Ebola Outbreak: W.H.O. Declares a Global Health Emergency A guy is carried from an ambulance as he arrives at a hospital on Monday after confirmation of an Ebola outbreak epidemic...

Ebola deaths rise sharply as ‘scale and speed' of outbreak concerns WHO

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in central Africa rose sharply Tuesday, with the head of the World Health Organization expressing concern over the “scale and speed of the epi...