The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.
The agency said the outbreak in DR Congo's eastern Ituri province, which has seen around 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths reported, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency.
But it warned it could potentially be "a much larger outbreak" than what is currently being detected and reported.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l2p0wwzzdo
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