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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday after more than 300 suspected cases...

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Factbox - What do we know about the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda?
WHO declares Ebola health emergency in the DRC, Uganda
WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organization declared an inter...

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WHO Declares Global Emergency Over Ebola Strain With No Vaccine. Here's What To Know
What is Ebola and why is WHO treating outbreak as global health emergency?
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak. This rare variant has no approved treatments
The outbreak was “extraordinary” as there were no approved Bundibugyo virus-specific therapeutics or vaccines, unlike for Zaire strain of the virus, it said.

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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international concern
'I'm on panic mode', says health official as Ebola outbreak declared public health emergency

What to Know About the Latest Ebola Outbreak

The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda: What you need to know

However, the World Health Organisation declaration does not mean the world is on the brink of another pandemic-style disease outbreak, but rather that the current situation needs serious attention to identify cases and contain it. At least 88 people are ...

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

May 17 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.

WHO Sounds Alarm As Deadly Ebola Variant Without A Cure Spreads

The World Health Organization has officially declared the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the decision on Sunday following a surge that has reached more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths.