WHO declares Ebola emergency after 88 reported deaths (opens in new tab)

The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, saying it did not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency. The Associated Press reported more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths, while a WHO statement said that, as of Saturday, Ituri province in eastern Congo had eight laboratory-confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected...