The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern" on Saturday, with eight confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases, and 80 suspected deaths reported in the DRC's Ituri province. The Bundibugyo strain outbreak marks the DRC's 17th Ebola epidemic since the 1970s, and no therapeutics or vaccines currently exist for this virus variant.
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The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern" on Saturday, with eight confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases, and 80 suspected deaths reported in the DRC's Ituri province. The Bundibugyo strain outbreak marks the DRC's 17th Ebola epidemic since the 1970s, and no therapeutics or vaccines currently exist for this virus variant.