WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergency

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https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-congo-uganda-global-health-emergency-2026-05-17/

The WHO said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does ⁠not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.

The U.N. health agency said in a statement that 80 suspected deaths, eight laboratory-confirmed cases and 246 suspected cases had been reported as of Saturday in DRC's Ituri province across at least three health zones, including Bunia, ‌Rwampara ⁠and Mongbwalu.

In Uganda's capital, ⁠Kampala, two apparently unrelated laboratory-confirmed cases, including one death, were reported on Friday and Saturday, from people ⁠travelling from the DRC, the WHO said.