WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo an international emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda an international emergency; the disease has claimed 80 lives and continues to spread, Reuters reports. The WHO said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, does not meet the criteria for a pandemic, but […] The post WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo an international emergency appeared first on Baltic News Network.