The World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda a global health emergency after the Bundibugyo strain spread into urban centres. The alert reflects worries over weak diagnostics, no approved vaccine and the risk of missed cross-border transmission.
The World Health Organisation’s decision to declare the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a global health emergency has once again revived fears of cross-border epidemics.
So far, as of Tuesday afternoon, at least 130 deaths and more than 500 cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa, while neighbouring Uganda has confirmed one death and another case.
