India On Alert As Ebola Declared Global Health Emergency: Labs Activated, Screening Intensified

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• India On Alert As Ebola Declared Global Health Emergency: Labs Activated, Screening Intensified Reported By, Last Updated: May 18, 2026, 22:46 IST.
• On average, about 30 to 40 out of every 100 people who catch Ebola from this strain die from it.
• Rapid Read isolation and quarantine facilities at major airports and ports have been identified and made ready.
• The Indian government is closely monitoring an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the senior official at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare told News18. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has been reported in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
• According to the ministry’s source, a high-level meeting of top officers from the Centre for Disease Control, the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, and the Indian Council of...