A rare Ebola strain is spreading with no vaccine. Here's what you need to know

This outbreak is being called "the perfect storm." How did it start, what are the characteristics of the strain that's causing it and how much of a threat is it to global health?
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How contagious is Ebola? And how worried should you be about the current outbreak?

The number of Ebola cases has been growing – and growing by a lot — each day since the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency on Saturday. The latest toll? More than 600 ...
The New York Times

In City at Center of Ebola Crisis, ‘the Virus Is Far Ahead of Us’

The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape. By Declan Walsh Photographs by Arlette Bashizi Declan Walsh and Arlette Bashizi reported from Bunia, ...
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Ebola: How it spreads, the treatments available and why this outbreak is so devastating

TORONTO — As a rare strain of Ebola virus continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, here's what Canadians need to know. ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EBOLA? Yes. There are a ...