Leading African scientists have launched an urgent intervention following the WHO's declaration of a Public Health Emergency over a rising Ebola outbreak in East and Central Africa, driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain, which poses significant challenges due to the lack of vaccines and treatments.

The WHO says the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency, but countries sharing borders with the DRC are at high risk

The WHO has declared a global health emergency over a rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda. A doctor explains what could happen next.