An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on Sunday.A total of 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been reported, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said in an update on Saturday.The Geneva-based WHO said early on Sunday the outbreak caused by the Ebola" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="128429" data-entity-type="topic">Bundibugyo strain of Ebola constituted a “public health emergency of international concern” – the second-highest level of alert under international health regulations.
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SUN · 2026-05-17 · 07:11 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0517-76913
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, Uganda declared an international health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a "public health emergency of international concern." This declaration, the second-highest alert level, comes as the highly contagious hemorrhagic fever has resulted in 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) reported these figures on Saturday.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-17 · 07:11 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a "public health emergency of international concern." This declaration, the second-highest alert level, comes as the highly contagious hemorrhagic fever has resulted in 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) reported these figures on Saturday. Authorities have warned that there is no vaccine for this specific strain of Ebola, identified as the Bundibugyo strain. The WHO made its announcement early on Sunday.
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The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
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The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern”.
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A total of 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been reported.
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An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 people.
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