Ebola is highly contagious and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare, but severe and often fatal.

The declaration came after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. All the cases are in Congo, except for two recorded in neighboring Uganda.

The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda an international public health emergency after dozens of suspected deaths were reported.

The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern.” ...

The rare Bundibugyo strain, with no approved vaccine or treatment, has killed nearly 90 people.

WHO Ebola outbreak declaration raises global concern after the rare Bundibugyo strain spread from DR Congo into Uganda with no approved vaccine available.

The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern over an outbreak of a rare Ebola virus in central Africa. On May 17, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom ...

WHO says the outbreak does not meet the criteria yet of a pandemic emergency like COVID-19 and advised against the closure of international borders.

Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There's no approved vaccine for the strain of the virus that's spreading.

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, after officials identified more than 250 suspected cases and 80 ...

The World Health Organization said in a statement that the outbreak, however, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.