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WHO declares new Ebola outbreak in Africa a global health emergency

NPR | By Jonathan Lambert,

Leila Fadel

Published May 18, 2026 at 3:46 AM CDT

An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a "public health emergency of international concern" by the World Health Organization.

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