Challenges to control this Ebola virus outbreak:
1. Geographically widespread, including urban settings (Goma) & cross-border spread (Uganda)
2. Non-Zaire strain with no approved vaccines or therapeutics
3. Regional security challenges that can hamper a public health response
Isaac Bogoch
WHO has declared the #Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
First time this has been done without consulting an emergency committee.
Extraordinary move that speaks to how concerning the facts on the ground look right now
Kai Kupferschmidt
Under the IHR (2005), @drtedros.who.int, the Director General of WHO, having consulted the States Parties where the event is occurring, has determined that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in DRC & Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern bit.ly/3P4ZDac
