WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern due to Bundibugyo strain.
Congo reported eight confirmed cases, 336 suspected infections and 87 suspected deaths in Ituri province as of May 16.
Uganda confirmed two cases in Kampala, one fatality, and at least four healthcare workers died, all linked to the outbreak.
WHO urges no border closures, calls for urgent clinical trials of experimental vaccines including Moderna, Oxford and Gilead’s remdesivir.