Amid an outbreak declared as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, the U.S. is restricting travel from the Democratic Republic of Congo. That could impact the team — and its fans — during the upcoming World Cup.

The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen sharply to at least 131 from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said, as the World Health Organization on Tuesday hosted an emergency committee meeting to address the crisis.

Houston is preparing to welcome the Democratic Republic of Congo's national football team as part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, even as health officials monitor an escalating Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.

The consequences of such a long delay could prove catastrophic. There are no vaccines or treatments for Ebola Bundibugyo, the rare species of the virus.

The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is concerning. It has been spreading for weeks undetected in a part of the world where civil war makes getting on top of

U.S. officials warn Americans against traveling to Congo's Ituri Province amid a deadly Ebola outbreak, raising the travel advisory to Level 4.