What is Ebola and why is WHO treating outbreak as global health emergency?

Strain of fatal disease has no vaccine and conflict in DRC makes containing spread difficult as Uganda reports cases WHO declares Ebola outbreak ‘emergency’ of international concern Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are trying to contain an outbreak of Ebola involving – so far – 246 suspected cases and 88 deaths. It began in Ituri province, in eastern DRC, but cases have already been detected elsewhere in the country and in neighbouring Uganda. Continue reading...

Original source: Guardian