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WHO to hold emergency committee meeting as Ebola death toll rises to 131

current death toll was an estimate and further research was needed to confirm whether all 131 suspected deaths were indeed caused by Ebola. ![A port health officer sanitizes the hands of a motorbike rider

Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain?

toll from the latest strain of the Ebola outbreak has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba told the media on Tuesday. Over the past 24 hours

DRC health minister warns ‘very high’ Ebola lethality rate as toll hits 80

province of Ituri, which borders Uganda and South Sudan. At the time, 65 suspected deaths had been confirmed; the toll was raised to 80 on Saturday. According to Kamba, the suspected patient zero

This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response

current outbreak, a border health officer at the Busunga crossing between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo checks a traveler's temperature using a contactless infrared thermometer on May 18. **Badru Katumba/AFP/via Getty Images