WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda a Global Health Emergency
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Summary
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency. The announcement followed reports from Africa's top public health authority linking the outbreak to dozens of suspected deaths in northeastern Congo. Cases had also been confirmed in Kampala, Uganda's capital. In Congo's Ituri province, 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths had been reported. Notably, there is no approved vaccine for this particular species of Ebola.
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In Congo's Ituri province, where the outbreak was first identified, 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths attributed to the virus had been reported.
There is no approved vaccine for this species of Ebola.
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