Nigeria, May 19 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the latest outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Uganda, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

The declaration follows a surge in suspected cases and deaths spreading across provincial and national borders, raising concerns among global health authorities.

WHO expressed particular concern over the Bundibugyo strain because there is currently no approved vaccine or treatment for the variant.

The agency warned that the outbreak poses a high regional risk, with infections already detected in Uganda and a linked case reaching Kinshasa, the densely populated capital of th...