As Ebola cases spread across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and into Uganda, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has launched a response to protect vulnerable communities and support an already overstretched health system.

A medical group says an American doctor tested positive after being exposed while treating patients.

CDC confirms American has tested positive for Ebola and is symptomatic after exposure in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo will open three treatment centers for the Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak that has killed more than 110 people.

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.

BERLIN >> Germany is preparing to treat a U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the largest university hospital in Berlin, the government said today.

By Emma Farge GENEVA, May 19 (Reuters) - Six tons of medical supplies to fight Ebola are set to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday but limited testing capacity was slowing the response to the outbreak,