WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak in DRC a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (ecdc.europa.eu)

• WHO declares Ebola in DRC a PHEIC due to risk of international spread.
• ECDC continues surveillance and provides risk assessments for EU.
• Outbreak centered in North Kivu and Ituri with urban spread to Goma.

"The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This declaration highlights the risk of international spread and the need for coordinated global response. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) continues to monitor the situation closely, providing risk assessments and guidance to EU member states."