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 are no specific treatments or vaccines.

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

Since an Ebola outbreak was declared in Bunia, a bustling city in northeastern Congo, global alarms have gone off. Borders have slammed shut, flights have been diverted as far as the United States and the Congolese World Cup team

An outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in the DRC has killed 130 and infected hundreds more. What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, symptoms and how it spreads.

The World Health Organization this week declared an outbreak of Ebola in Central Africa a public health emergency. Health officials are racing to trace contacts as suspected cases rise.

Ebola spreads through direct contact with the body fluids of a symptomatic person or with contaminated clothing or other materials. Ebola virus is in saliva and other body fluids but has not been found to spread as easily as airborne viruses, such as COVID ...

The CDC on Saturday added two more airports that travelers to the United States can be routed through for Ebola screening when entering the country.

CDC has begun enhanced Ebola screenings at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for travelers from Congo, Uganda and South Sudan as part of a broader public health strategy.

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer said, as fear and anger grow over a health crisis that doctors are struggling to contain.