WHO declares a public health emergency over Congo’s Ebola outbreak

The risk of the disease spreading to neighboring countries is considered high

Health worker in Congo

CONTACT TRACING  A health worker with the World Health Organization screens people who may have come in contact with someone sick with Ebola in Congo’s North Kivu Provence.

WHO/J. Kannah

The World Health Organization has declared Congo’s yearlong Ebola virus outbreak a public health emergency, due to a high risk of the disease spreading to neighboring countries.