DR Congo Ebola outbreak has killed 1,707 of 3,802 confirmed cases since May. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine as WHO races to start trials.
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1,707 dead. DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed 1,707 people out of 3,802 confirmed cases since 15 May.
No approved vaccine. The Bundibugyo strain behind the outbreak has no licensed vaccine or specific treatment.
Trials accelerated. The WHO is fast-tracking vaccine trials, and chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa on Tuesday.
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