Democratic Republic of the Congo might be on the verge of a new Ebola outbreak

A health worker in Democratic Republic of Congo.
(Image credit: JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images)

A new Ebola outbreak has hit the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization announced Tuesday.

Two of five patients tested positive for the Ebola virus, revealing the country's ninth outbreak since the disease was identified in 1976. Congo's health ministry is collecting more specimens for testing.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.