On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization declared an ongoing Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The outbreak is centered on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Mounting numbers of suspected cases and deaths have been linked to the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus. Clinicians, researchers, and public health officials are working to understand what is currently known about the outbreak. Efforts focus on halting the outbreak’s progress through coordinated public health actions and medical research. The situation raises questions about whether the outbreak could become the largest yet and how it may have started.
"On 17 May the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an ongoing Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Centred on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, the outbreak has seen mounting numbers of suspected cases and deaths linked to the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus."
"In this podcast we hear what's currently known about the outbreak and the efforts of clinicians, researchers and public health officials to halt its progress."
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