Recurring Ebola outbreaks in Democratic Republic of Congo are linked to rural communities’ customs and reliance on bushmeat as a source of protein.

Tension escalated in DR Congo as youths set an Ebola treatment centre ablaze amid fears of a wider outbreak, challenging health workers' efforts to contain crisis

While it is unlikely that the disease will spread globally, there is a 'high' risk that it will continue to gain ground in Central Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

A U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of ‌a rare strain of the virus has killed over 130 people, is being treated in Germany and is in stable condition,

Created by CDC microbiologist Frederick A Murphy, this transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

The WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern in reaction to an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the DRC.