DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 933, deaths to 245 (opens in new tab)

The World Health Organization warned on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was spreading rapidly despite intensified public-health measures, with transmission concentrated in the northeastern province of Ituri and also reported in North Kivu and South Kivu. Officials declared the outbreak on May 15 after earlier undetected transmission. It is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment. DR Congo’s Health Mi...