The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday there have been 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths already recorded in the latest outbreak.

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The CDC said in a statement on Sunday that it was working to coordinate the “safe withdrawal of a small number of Americans who are directly affected in outbreak areas.”

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The WHO and Africa CDC warn that the next 1–2 weeks will be critical in determining whether the outbreak stabilizes or expands.

African health officials say there is a new outbreak of the Ebola disease in the Central African country of Congo, with at least 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths.

At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.