What is Ebola and why is WHO treating outbreak as global health emergency?

Tue, 19 May 2026 23:52:54 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/17/what-is-ebola-why-who-says-drc-uganda-outbreak-global-health-emergency>

"Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda are
trying to contain an outbreak of Ebola involving – so far – 246 suspected cases
and 88 deaths.

It began in Ituri province, in eastern DRC, but cases have already been
detected elsewhere in the country and in neighbouring Uganda.

On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak “a public health
emergency of international concern” and urged robust efforts to limit its
spread."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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