WHO declares a public health emergency over Congo’s Ebola outbreak
The risk of the disease spreading to neighboring countries is considered high
The World Health Organization has declared Congo’s yearlong Ebola virus outbreak a public health emergency, due to a high risk of the disease spreading to neighboring countries.
The organization said, however, that it does not consider the outbreak a global threat.
“Our risk assessment remains that the risk of Ebola spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region remains very high, and the risk of spread outside the region remains low,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a July 17 news conference.