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Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in DR Congo

They are thought to have caught the virus before the outbreak was identified, the Red Cross says.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's World Cup squad must isolate for 21 days before they can enter the US because of the Ebola outbreak.

The rare species of Ebola involved - known as Bundibugyo - kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.

An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare species of the virus and is in an area affected by conflict.

Ebola was first discovered in what is now the DR Congo in 1976 and the country is now facing its 17th outbreak.

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

An outbreak in DR Congo has been declared a health emergency, with almost 250 suspected cases reported.