WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergency-Xinhua

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergency

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-05-17 09:12:00

GENEVA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."

The WHO said on social media platform X that the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.