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Kenya’s health secretary says the country is engaged in ongoing discussions with the U.S. government.

Uganda has confirmed seven cases of Ebola in recent days.

‘The effectiveness of our response is what will determine how long it lasts,’ Dr. Samuel Roger Kamba said.

The World Health Organization’s director general also said, ‘The epidemic is outpacing us.’

Several new cases have been confirmed in Uganda.

In a May 22 update, the Congo said it has confirmed 10 deaths from the Bundibugyo virus, with 91 confirmed cases across three of its 26 provinces.

On June 17, the CDC will issue more detailed travel policy in response to the outbreak.

At least 82 cases have been confirmed in Congo so far, including seven confirmed deaths.

The outbreak is primarily centered in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The risk is still low at the global level, but has been raised nationally, the organization said.

Family members believe the man died from typhoid fever, not Ebola, and wanted to bury him.

The case happened in an area hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter of the outbreak.

All Americans in the areas must go to a specific airport for screening, the agency said.

The WHO says there have been 139 suspected Ebola deaths but that the risk of contracting the deadly virus outside the outbreak region in the Congo remains low.

Dr. Peter Stafford was flown with family members to a hospital in Berlin.

The outbreak of the deadly disease may be behind more than 130 deaths.

Dr. Peter Stafford was working in Congo when he contracted Ebola.

There have been at least 500 suspected cases and 131 suspected deaths associated ⁠with the outbreak, according to the World Health ​Organization.

The United States is preventing non-U.S. passport holders from entering the country if they were recently in central Africa.

The American was in the Democratic Republic of Congo.