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WHO Declares Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the First Since 2024 Mpox
On May 17, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus determined that the Bundibugyo virus outbreak across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda meets the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — the 9th PHEIC ever declared. As of May 16, DRC reports 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths in Ituri Province; Uganda has confirmed two imported cases in Kampala, with one death. No licensed vaccine or therapeutic exists for the Bundibugyo strain.
