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BUDDING. A digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph depiction shows numerous filamentous Ebola virus particles in green, budding from a chronically infected VERO E6 cell in orange at 25,000X magnification in this undated handout picture from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
A small number of experimental vaccines and therapies are being assessed, while global health authorities are also reviewing whether existing Ebola treatments might offer any protection, though evidence remains limited to animal studies
Global health authorities are racing to identify medical options to contain an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.
Unlike the more common Zaire strain, there are no approved vaccines or treatments for Bundibugyo.
