WHO has declared the #Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
First time this has been done without consulting an emergency committee.
Extraordinary move that speaks to how concerning the facts on the ground look right now.
https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern
Kai Kupferschmidt
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