Wide availability of infection control and diagnostic resources is required to control outbreaks early.

The cases, which spread from the outbreak in the DRC, include a five-year-old boy who died.

More than 1,100 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo that started in August 2018.

After attacks on two Ebola treatment centers in Democratic Republic of Congo last week, Doctors Without Borders says public health workers are “failing” to control the epidemic.

Costly virus hunts are ineffective in protecting public health and have unfairly harmed the historically excellent safety record of bats as beneficial neighbors.

The person, whose identity has not been revealed, may have been exposed to the virus in Democratic Republic of Congo and is now at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

The study will examine the efficacy of four drugs—an antiviral and three monoclonal antibodies—that are already being used to treat patients in Democratic Republic of Congo.

As cases ramp up in Democratic Republic of Congo, the government has banned housing Ebola victims and promises police escorts for health workers at burials.

The number of cases in Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest outbreak of the virus has now surpassed 100.