Ebola outbreak is a global health emergency, WHO says
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. As of Saturday, there were approximately 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths, primarily in the DRC's Ituri Province, with confirmed cases also reported in Kampala and Kinshasa. The WHO emphasized uncertainties about the true scale and spread of the outbreak but stated it does not meet the criteria for a pandemic.
- ▪The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
- ▪As of Saturday, around 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths were reported, mostly in Ituri Province.
- ▪Eight laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases were identified in the DRC, with two in Kampala and one in Kinshasa.
- ▪The WHO noted significant uncertainties about the actual number of infections and the geographic spread.
- ▪The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is working with partners to limit transmission and cross-border spread.
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