WHO declares Ebola emergency as DR Congo deaths top 130 (opens in new tab)

The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern after suspected cases rose, the virus crossed the border and the outbreak’s scale remained unclear. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare Ebola species for which there is no approved vaccine or strain-specific treatment. A Congolese official said at least 131 people had died in DR Congo. Other health reporting cited hundred...