Democratic Republic of Congo authorities are investigating 12 possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus in its northwest, Africa's main health body said on Thursday, though first tests had come up negative.

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly fatal and contagious hemorrhagic fever.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is probing 12 potential Ebola cases in its northwest. Despite initial negative tests, concerns mount as Uganda declares an outbreak. Equateur province, a virus hotspot,

A potential Ebola outbreak has been reported in the DRC, at a time when the Trump administration has paused communication with the WHO.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned of "unimaginable consequences" if samples of Ebola are leaked after Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of Goma

Uganda has confirmed its first Ebola outbreak in two years, reporting the death of a nurse in Kampala. Authorities are tracing the nurse’s contacts as they rush to curb the spread of the highly infectious disease.

Fears have been raised that samples of Ebola viruses could escape from a laboratory in the Democratic Republic of Congo after violence erupted in the country. The facility is in the strategic city of Goma, eastern Congo, which Rwandan-backed rebels claim to have captured.

Uganda has confirmed an Ebola outbreak in its capital Kampala after a 32-year-old man succumbed to the highly contagious virus, health ministry officials confirmed on Thursday.

The Red Cross has warned of an unimaginable consequences if a biomedical laboratory in the embattled city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not protected.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has issued a worrying warning. Violent fighting near a laboratory in Goma, Congo, has raised the risk of the spread of viruses, including Ebola. In Goma,

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma.

Ugandan health officials on Thursday confirmed a case of Ebola in the capital Kampala, in a nurse who sought care at a number of facilities.