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WHO says Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda is ‘emergency’ of international concern

At least 80 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases in the DRC, while Uganda reports spread from travellers What is Ebola and why is WHO treating outbreak as global emergency? An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is a “public health emergency of international concern”, the World Health Organization has said. The WHO made its declaration on Sunday after 88 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases linked to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, prompting Africa’s top health official to say he was “on panic mode”. Continue reading...

WHO says Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda is ‘emergency’ of international concern
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At least 80 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases in the DRC, while Uganda reports spread from travellers What is Ebola and why is WHO treating outbreak as global emergency? An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is a “public health emergency of international concern”, the World Health Organization has said. The WHO made its declaration on Sunday after 88 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases linked to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, prompting Africa’s top health official to say he was “on panic mode”. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, WHO says Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda is ‘emergency’ of international concern, At least 80 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases in the DRC, while Uganda reports spread from travellers What is Ebola and why is WHO treating outbreak as global emergency? An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is a “public health emergency of international concern”, the World Health Organization has said. The WHO made its declaration on Sunday after 88 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases linked to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, prompting Africa’s top health official to say he was “on panic mode”. Continue reading…

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