What We Know About the Latest Ebola Outbreak
WHO said 336 suspected cases and 88 deaths have been reported as the Bundibugyo strain spreads across borders and lacks approved treatment or vaccine.
- The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo triggered concerns about international transmission.
- Health officials reported 336 suspected cases and 88 deaths in the DRC's eastern Ituri province, where the current outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo virus with no approved vaccine.
- The virus has spread to Uganda, where two cases and one death are confirmed, while the WHO reports an average fatality rate of 50% for infection.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated the declaration "does not meet the criteria of pandemic emergency," advising nations against closing their borders.
- While the general risk to the public is "very low," travelers to central or western Africa should check local health guidance before departure.
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Deadly Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, WHO declares
Health officials suspect that an Ebola epidemic has killed 100 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency.
WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak is global emergency
What happenedThe World Health Organization Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of international concern.” More than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths have been reported, with at least one confirmed case in the rebel-held city of Goma and two others in neighboring Uganda. There have been more than 20 Ebola outbreaks in the region since the deadly virus was discovered in 1976, but this i…
In case it was detected near the border with RDCongo, where the outbreak has already caused 91 probable deaths. WHO declared international emergency and several African countries closed borders.
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