The rapid spread of Africa’s Ebola outbreak is driven by a new strain known as Bundibugyo. Maps, charts, and data visualziations detail its spread.

As Ebola spreads in East Africa, the United States is playing a much smaller role than it has in previous outbreaks. That leaves China, an economic powerhouse with epidemic control and biotech expertise, as the next global power that could commit supplies, money and medical workers to the effort.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization announced a response plan to counter the Ebola outbreak.

An ongoing Ebola virus outbreak across East and Central Africa has heightened safety concerns among prospective travellers to the region. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the current outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a “public health emergency of international concern” on 17 May.

The latest Ebola outbreak is showing no signs of slowing. On April 24, the first suspected case of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On May 17,

As an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to grow, the Trump administration says it is focused on keeping the disease out of the United States.

The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could grow to 20,000 cases or more, depending on how quickly infected people are isolated to slow the spread, according to a new analysis by U.S. health officials.

Chhattisgarh Health Minister, Shyam Bihari Jaiswal said that the state was fully prepared to handle any potential Ebola virus cases. He said that the hospitals are fully prepared and appropriate quarantine facilities are also in place to handle any potential Ebola virus cases.