WHO has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern following confirmed cross-border transmission of Ebola from Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda. Signal intelligence indicates the outbreak in eastern DRC has reached approximately 900 cases before cross-border spread occurred. All 15 high-confidence signals (88-95/100) were detected within a 4.5-hour window on 2026-05-31, suggesting coordinated international response activation. The declaration represents escalation from contained national outbreak to international emergency requiring coordinated regional response. Cross-border transmission represents critical epidemiological threshold indicating…
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Source: 🧠 PHEIC Declaration: Cross-Border Ebola Transmission DRC-Uganda
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