WHO declares Ebola emergency in Congo, Uganda after 88 deaths (opens in new tab)

The World Health Organization on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, citing cross-border spread, rising case reports and uncertainty over the scale of transmission. The WHO said the outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus and does not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency. The WHO cited eight laboratory-confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths in DRC's Ituri province a...