The rare species of Ebola currently spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - known as Bundibugyo - kills 30 to 50 per cent of those infected but there is no proven jab.

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.

WHO raises risk of Ebola outbreak in Congo to 'very high' at national level