WHO reports 139 suspected Ebola deaths in Congo (opens in new tab)

The World Health Organization said the Ebola outbreak centered in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and extending to Uganda has reached nearly 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths, while 51 cases have been confirmed in Congo’s Ituri and North Kivu provinces and two in Uganda. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern but “not a pandemic emergency,” with high national and regional risk and low global risk....