May 17 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency of international concern in reaction to an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republican of the Congo.

The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak a public health emergency of international concern after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths.

A fast‑moving Ebola outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain has killed more than 80 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and reached the major city of Goma, prompting the World Health Organization to declare an international health emergency.

The US CDC is intensifying its response to the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda following a WHO public health emergency declaration. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JOHANNESBURG, May 17 - The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to be a public health emergency of international concern. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Some 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever have been reported so far.