DR Congo and Uganda Ebola outbreak drives race to develop Bundibugyo vaccine
A deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda is prompting an urgent push to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain. More than 1,100 people are reported to be infected across the two countries, and nearly 250 suspected deaths have been recorded. The outbreak is described as the 17th Ebola outbreak in the DRC and the third caused by the Bundibugyo strain.The World Health Organization said its experts had identified a single-dose vaccine using the rVSV platform as the most promising candidate. The agency estimated it would take seven to nine months before the new... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Jun 2026 23:32 LONDON
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