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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.

Here & Now Newsroom