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WHO Chief Visits Uganda and DRC Amid Growing Ebola Outbreak
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised Uganda's response while warning that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo had a 'big head start'.
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Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised Uganda's response while warning that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo had a 'big head start'.

The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency following a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

An outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has surpassed 500 suspected cases.

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that delays in case detection have left responders 'playing catch-up' in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.