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Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergency: WHO
Health
2026-05-17, 11:20am
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GENEVA, May 17 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."
The WHO said on social media platform X that the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.