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 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.

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

Strain of fatal disease has no vaccine and conflict in DRC makes containing spread difficult as Uganda reports cases ...

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.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), ...

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 ...

DR Congo accounts for all except two of the suspected cases, both of which were reported in neighbouring Uganda.