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Ebola: Everything you need to know about the outbreak | The Global Story
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25:10Now PlayingThe public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been increased from "high" to "very high" by the World Health Organization (WHO).
In an update on Friday 22 May, the WHO's head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said the risk in the wider region in Africa was "high", but it remained "low" at a global level.
There are different strains of Ebola; the current strain identified in Democratic Republic of Congo is caused by the Bundibugyo virus.
The WHO says there are no approved drugs or vaccines for the strain of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus.
Asma Khalid speaks to the BBC's Health and Science correspondent, James Gallagher, about the outbreak. She asks: what is Ebola, what are the symptoms, how does it spread, where does it come from and whether there a cure, vaccine or treatment.
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