Ebola, WHO and Congo
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The rare Bundibugyo strain, with no approved vaccine or treatment, has killed nearly 90 people.
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern.”
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern over an outbreak of a rare Ebola virus in central Africa. On May 17, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus,
At least 131 people are believed to have died and 531 to have been infected, central African health authorities say. An American missionary was among those who tested positive.
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said the hantavirus “situation is stable for now.” Tedros provided an update stating that WHO has reported 12 cases of hantavirus and three deaths,
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."