The chief of the World Health Organization said Tuesday he is “deeply concerned about the scale and speed” of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, as local officials warn of a rising death toll. The outbreak, driven by the Bundibugyo virus, one of several viruses»»»

Berlin, Germany: Germany is preparing to admit and treat a US citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the German health ministry told AFP on Tuesday. "US authorities have requested assistance from the German government in treating a US citizen who contracted Ebola in Congo»»»

BANGKOK – Thailand is maintaining close surveillance for Ebola virus disease as health authorities seek to prevent imported infections from countries where the outbreak risk remains high, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Dr Montien Kanasawadse, director-general of the D»»»

New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is closely monitoring the recent outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, following the declaration of a Public Health Emergen»»»

In Africanews Today, the DRC is hit hard by an Ebola outbreak caused by a highly lethal variant that has no cure or vaccine. The World Health Organization (WHO) has activated its second-highest level of international alert. The outbreak has already claimed more than 88 lives. Heading to Goma, in th»»»

“On public transport, in bars and at mass gatherings, everyone is talking about Ebola,” said Gloire Mumbesa, 38, a resident of Mongbwalu, a mining town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He said cases of the disease had been reported locally and panic was engulfing the area because of the lac»»»