. There were 246 suspected cases in the DRC as of May 16, the WHO said.Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak – POLITICO

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The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency over the Ebola outbreak that has killed a suspected 80 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Neighboring countries sharing land borders with the DRC are at "high risk for further spread," the WHO warned. 

The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo virus, which is harder to treat and for which there is no vaccine. There were 246 suspected cases in the DRC as of May 16, the WHO said. Uganda has reported two lab-confirmed cases, including one death, in individuals who had traveled from the DRC.