WHO declares emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern” after the virus killed nearly 90 people. The outbreak, originating in eastern DRC’s Ituri province, involves the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. The variant has no approved vaccine or treatment. Health authorities said the outbreak poses a high regional risk because infections have already been dete…