Democratic Republic of the Congo

The U.S. Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo says the Department of Homeland Security has barred U.S. citizens and nationals who have been in the DRC within the previous 21 days from entering the United States via commercial flights due to the country’s Ebola outbreak. Travelers must remain outside the DRC for 21 days before flying to the U.S.

Ebola cases in the DRC top 2,000, including 754 deaths. - DRC Health Ministry

The Democratic Republic of Congo reports 1,963 confirmed Ebola cases and 719 deaths.

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 600.

DR Congo: Ebola death toll now over 500.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has now recorded 1,460 confirmed Ebola cases and 447 deaths.,

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached 1,274, with 360 deaths.

DR Congo crosses 1,000 confirmed Ebola cases. 254 dead.

The DRC Ebola outbreak has killed 17 healthcare workers. China has sent a medical team to assist.

DR Congo's Ebola outbreak has now exceeded 900 suspected cases.

Starting May 21, Americans and permanent residents who have been in the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan within 21 days of arriving in the U.S. must enter through Dulles Airport for enhanced Ebola screening. The State Department warns of possible flight changes and cancellations tied to the Central Africa outbreak.

The World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda an international public health emergency.

At least 6 Americans were exposed to the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to sources with international aid organizations cited by CBS News. It remains unclear whether any were infected. First reported by STAT.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international health emergency over a rare strain of Ebola that killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo but stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic.

"WHO...is hereby determining that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), but does not meet the criteria of pandemic emergency."

Militia attack kills at least 69 people in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local and security sources tell AFP.

The U.S. State Department says representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the rebel coalition Alliance Fleuve Congo have made progress on a protocol covering humanitarian access, judicial protection, ceasefire oversight, and the release of prisoners.