WHO declares Ebola emergency over outbreak in DRC, Uganda (opens in new tab)

The World Health Organization declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, its highest alert level under the International Health Regulations short of a pandemic emergency. WHO said the event did not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency but cited cross-border spread, deaths, health worker infections and uncertainty over the outbreak’s true size. WHO said DRC authorities had reported eight la...