Uganda incident raises fears of Ebola spreading from Congo
World Health Organisation mulls if the 11-month outbreak constitutes a ‘public health emergency of international concern’
17 July 2019 - 13:06
Geneva — The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported a new incidence of Ebola in Uganda on Wednesday, fuelling concerns that the virus may be spreading beyond Democratic Republic of Congo, as an expert panel weighs whether to sound the alarm internationally.
The WHO said a Congolese fisherwoman travelled across the border to sell fish at Mpondwe market on July 11, where she had four vomiting incidents before returning to Congo and dying of Ebola...
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