Ebola: Everything you need to know about the outbreak | The Global Story

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• The public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been increased from "high" to "very high" by the World Health Organization (WHO).
• In an update on Friday 22 May, the WHO's head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said the risk in the wider region in Africa was "high", but it remained "low" at a global level.
• There are different strains of Ebola;
• the current strain identified in Democratic Republic of Congo is caused by the Bundibugyo virus.
• The WHO says there are no approved drugs or vaccines for the strain of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus.