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WHO declares PHEIC for Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak
Filed: May 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM ET
Summary: WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern for the current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda.
WHO: World Health Organization (WHO)
WHAT: Declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus.
WHEN: May 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM ET
WHERE: Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
WHY: The outbreak is being caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus, which causes an often-fatal viral haemorrhagic fever.
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