An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda that is believed by local authorities to have caused more than 130 deaths, with the United States triggering a public health law to limit entry from the affected region.

Enhancing public health screening and monitoring for travelers arriving from Uganda, DRC or South Sudan . Putting entry restrictions on non-U.S. passport holders who have traveled

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda concerns public health officials because of its size and because there have been so many cuts in global health.

In an interview, the head of Africa CDC, the African Union's health agency, denounces the impact that drastic reductions in international aid have had on the delayed management of the ongoing outbreak.

Regional governments are tightening border controls and surveillance as the Ebola outbreak spreads beyond eastern Congo, raising fears of a wider health emergency.

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring reports of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda and providing technical assistance to their governments,

Germany ⁠is ⁠preparing to ⁠treat a U.S. citizen who ​contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic ‌of Congo, a health ‌ministry spokesperson said on ⁠Tuesday. "U.S. ⁠authorities have asked the German government for assistance ​in treating a U.

The virus behind the latest Ebola outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus, which is less common and there is no vaccine or treatment.