New Ebola strain with no vaccine
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While other forms of Ebola can be prevented with a vaccine, none are currently available to prevent this rare strain.
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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.
An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda
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.