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PHEIC Declaration: Cross-Border Ebola Outbreak DRC-Uganda

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Last updated: 09/06/2026 14:27
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🚨 Breaking Newsvia Signal Intelligence

WHO has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 31 May 2026 following confirmed cross-border transmission of Ebola from Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda. Signal intelligence indicates the DRC outbreak has exceeded 900 cases before international spread occurred. All 15 signals consistently report the same event – WHO's emergency declaration in response to border crossing – with high confidence scores (92-95/100). The temporal clustering of signals between 08:04 and 11:48 on 31 May suggests coordinated international…

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