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  "description": "WHO warns Bundibugyo outbreak may be significantly larger than detected as cases reach Kinshasa and Kampala.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-17T09:51:35.000Z",
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  "textContent": "GENEVA (AN) — The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a global health emergency, warning that the spread of the Bundibugyo strain may be far larger than currently detected and reported.\n\nWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus determined that the outbreak constitutes a \"public health emergency of international concern\" under the International Health Regulations, though he said it does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Global health emergency declared over Ebola in Congo and Uganda",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-24T08:43:35.173Z"
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