Experimental Ebola trial in Congo begins, testing new treatments as death toll surpasses 500 amid ongoing outbreak challenges.

A clinical trial for Ebola treatments targeting the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has commenced, enrolling its first patient, WHO announced.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a clinical trial of experimental Ebola treatments as the outbreak continues to spread in the north-east of the country.

Experimental Ebola trial in Congo begins, testing new treatments as death toll surpasses 500 amid ongoing outbreak challenges.

More than 500 people have lost their lives to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo according to data by the World Health Organisation.