Ebola Outbreak In Congo
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WHO Declares First PHEIC Without Emergency Committee as Bundibugyo Ebola Kills 139, Infects First American

An American missionary doctor working in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo tested positive for Ebola on May 17, 2026 — the same day the World Health Organization made the most urgent Ebola declaration in its history, invoking emergency powers it has never before used to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern without first convening its own expert panel.
by Shannon Harwood
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