Ebola outbreak declared international health emergency
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Ebola in India: The WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency with over 300 cases and 88 deaths. Indian and US health experts assure no need for panic, emphasizing Ebola's direct contact spread,
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Health authorities say there is a new Ebola outbreak in the Central African country of Congo, with more than 300 suspected cases and at least 88 deaths. Cases have also been reported in neighboring Uganda.
The WHO declared the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
A new Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed 65 people with 246 suspected cases as officials investigate which strain is driving the deadly spread.