A team of experts from the World Health Organisation has arrived in Gabon to help deal with an outbreak of the deadly disease Ebola. At least ten people are known to have been killed by the disease in the remote province of Ogooue Ivindo near the border with the Republic of Congo. The team were due to travel to the area where they plan to help local authorities isolate and treat victims, as well as distributing protective equipment such as gloves and masks to medical staff. (Ebola is one of the most virulent diseases in the world, causing death in most cases. This is the first confirmed outbreak of Ebola since last year when two hundred and twenty-four people were killed by the disease in Uganda.)