Geneva, May 17 -- The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has determined that the Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.

In an official statement WHO noted that the outbreak constitutes a public health risk to other countries through international spread of disease ad mentioned that it has already been documented, with two confirmed cases reported in Kampala, Uganda on May 15 and May 16 following travel from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The WHO said that the neighbouring countries sharing land borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo are considered at high risk for further spread ...