DR Congo Ebola outbreak prompts urgent vaccine work as cases and deaths rise
Scientists at Oxford University say they have developed a new Ebola vaccine candidate that could be ready for use within months as the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo grows. The outbreak is centred on the country and has reached 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths, according to the supplied report. The species involved is Bundibugyo Ebola, a rare strain for which there is no proven vaccine yet.The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday and later raised the risk level in the Democratic Republic of Congo from high to very... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 May 2026 14:00 LONDON
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