WHO has declared an "international public health emergency" in connection with the outbreak of Ebola detected in Congo and Uganda
Eight cases have been confirmed in the Congo, with 246 suspected cases and 80 likely deaths, and confirmed cases in Uganda.
Ebola nurses in the Congo.
On Saturday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an "internationally relevant public health emergency" following the outbreak of Ebola by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
The notification also includes a "pandemic emergency", but emphasizes that it does not yet meet the "pandemic emergency criteria" as defined in the 2005 International Health Regulation (ISS).
Among the reasons why the World Health Organization has declared an emergency are the eight cases confirmed this Friday by laboratories in the Congolese province of Ituri, 246 suspects and 80 suspected deaths.
In addition, two other laboratories have confirmed cases, including one deceased, in Kampala, Uganda, between Friday and Saturday.
This increases concern about the possibility of an "international spread of the disease ". Proof of this is that two people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo have tested positive in Uganda.
According to the WHO, Ebola has a mortality rate of between 60% and 80% , is transmitted through body fluids and causes high fever, high weakness and severe bleeding.
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