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Published on 2026-05-17 08:29:28
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.
The agency says the outbreak in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province, which has seen around 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths reported, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.
But it warns it could potentially be “a much larger outbreak” than what is currently being detected and reported, with significant risk of…
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