In this photo taken Monday, May 14, 2018, members of a Red Cross team don protective clothing before heading out to look for suspected victims of Ebola, in Mbandaka, Congo. (Karsten Voigt/International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies via AP) (Associated Press)KINSHASA, Congo — Congo will begin administering an experimental Ebola vaccine Monday in Mbandaka, the northwestern city of 1.2 million where the deadly disease has infected some residents, Congo’s health minister announced. The death toll of the current Ebola outbreak has risen to 26. The spread of Ebola from a rural area to Mbandaka has raised alarm as Ebola can spread more quickly in urban centers. This is Congo’s ninth Ebola outbreak since 1976, when the disease was first identified.

Source: Washington Post May 20, 2018 09:08 UTC