The new Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has been declared a global health emergency. More than 300 suspected cases and 88 suspected deaths have been reported so far, with the CDC saying the risk to the American public right now is low.

CNN’s Clarissa Ward gains extraordinary access to the epicenter of a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where doctors work around the clock and grief, fear and fragile hope collide inside a hospital struggling to contain the virus.

Médecins Sans Frontières has warned that the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is becoming a 'deeply alarming' situation. Congolese authorities have identified 1,028 suspected cases of Ebola and at least 246 deaths, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said. Health authorities in Congo and neighbouring countries are scrambling to contain the latest outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no vaccine or treatment. The outbreak, which is the third largest on recor