00:01The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern
00:05due to the outbreak of the Bundibungiovirus, a strain of Ebola.
00:10Most of these cases occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
00:14Where eight cases were confirmed, 246 are suspected and 80 deaths have been reported.
00:20The WHO Director General determined that the event is extraordinary due to the high fatality rate,
00:25the lack of approved vaccines or specific treatments, population mobility and the context of insecurity in the affected areas.
00:32Cases have been confirmed in the capital of Uganda, Kampala and Kinshasa,
00:38the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which raises the risk of regional spread.
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