The World Health Organisation has declared the current Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa a public health emergency of international concern, with hundreds of cases already reported across Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Health experts say the outbreak is particularly concerning because it involves a rare strain, which currently has no approved vaccine.
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Produced By: Moemina Shukur
Featured In Story: Thomas Jeffries – Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at Western Sydney University
First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 19 May 2026