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WHO calls new Ebola outbreak in DRC and Congo 'public health emergency of international concern'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published May 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM PDT

On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, an infectious disease physician with experience in Ebola outbreak response.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

WHO calls new Ebola outbreak in DRC and Congo 'public health emergency of international concern'

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