The Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading into new areas, the World Health Organization warned Friday. Much more needs to be done to get on top of the virus, the WHO said, with isolation bed capacity far below the anticipated need, based on how it is spreading.

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.

Rising Ebola cases in eastern Congo are intensifying concerns among health officials as the outbreak continues to spread across Africa.

Some 635 Ebola cases have been confirmed and 127 people have died from the dangerous infectious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Authorities are unable to determine the true extent of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo because emergency workers can’t find all the missing contacts of patients infected by the virus,

The United ​States plans ‌to provide $50 million in ​funding to ​the Coalition for ⁠Epidemic Preparedness ​Innovations to ​develop "medical countermeasures" targeting a rare ​strain of ​Ebola that has ‌caused ⁠an outbreak in eastern Congo,

Dozens of motorcycle taxi drivers spread messages about Ebola in an awareness caravan Tuesday in eastern Congo where community skepticism has led to attacks on health