Dhaka, May 17 -- The World Health Organization on Sunday declared that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda amounts to a "public health emergency of international concern."

In a post on social media platform X, the WHO said the outbreak - caused by the Bundibugyo virus - does not qualify as a pandemic-level emergency.

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