Clinical trials for treatments against Ebola Bundibugyo virus are ‘in a strong position’ to be launched quickly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

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

Clinical trials for treatments against Ebola Bundibugyo virus are ‘in a strong position’ to be launched quickly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

The outbreak is only the third caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, for which there are no approved vaccines or therapeutics.

There are currently no approved Bundibugyo virus-specific therapeutics or vaccines and the extent of the spread is uncertain, the WHO says.

The WHO declared the Ebola disease outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths in Congo and two in neighboring…

The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. This rare Bundibugyo virus…

The WHO is investigating potential vaccines and treatments for a potentially lengthy Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been declared an international…

Clinical trials for treatments against Ebola Bundibugyo virus are ‘in a strong position’ to be launched quickly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

No vaccine or treatment currently exists for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain

An escalating outbreak of a rare Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off a race to find vaccines and treatments that can be quickly tested and rolled out…

Doctors battling the deadly Bundibugyo strain in DR Congo will likely have to wait months for a vaccine.

Rare Bundibugyo strain of infectious disease, detected in DR Congo and Uganda, has no approved vaccine or treatment

The only approved vaccines for Ebola target the Zaire strain.

There are no approved virus-specific therapeutics or vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain