WHO warns of ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-19 · 09:48 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has expressed concern regarding the "scale and speed" of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This outbreak has resulted in an estimated 131 deaths. The WHO has declared this surge of the highly contagious hemorrhagic fever an international health emergency and scheduled an emergency meeting to address the crisis. The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is responsible for the current outbreak, and there is currently no vaccine or therapeutic treatment available for it. This strain has previously contributed to significant Ebola deaths in Africa over the past fifty years.

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The WHO has declared the surge of the haemorrhagic fever an international health emergency.

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WHO chief voiced concern about the 'scale and speed' of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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No vaccine or therapeutic treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola responsible for the latest outbreak.

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed an estimated 131 people.

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Ebola has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the past half-century.

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The World Health Organization chief voiced concern on Tuesday about the “scale and speed” of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has killed an estimated 131 people.The WHO has declared the surge of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever an international health emergency and was expected to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis on Tuesday.No vaccine or therapeutic treatment exists for the Ebola" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="128429" data-entity-type="topic">Bundibugyo strain of Ebola responsible for the latest outbreak of the disease, which has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the past half-century.

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