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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in central Africa a public health emergency
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak in Central Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Announcing the decision on May 17, 2026, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the virus is "spreading rapidly" through urban centers. It now poses a very high risk nationally and regionally, though the global threat level remains low.
The declaration represents the WHO's highest level of alarm short of a pandemic emergency. It comes as the virus threatens to fracture fragile local healthcare networks.
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The declaration represents the WHO's highest level of alarm short of a pandemic emergency. It comes as the virus threatens to fracture fragile local healthcare networks.
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