What the Absence of a Licensed Bundibugyo Vaccine Means for Congo’s Ebola Response
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading without a licensed Bundibugyo vaccine or specific treatment, making detection, care and community trust central to the response.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading without a licensed Bundibugyo vaccine or specific treatment, making detection, care and community trust central to the response.
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World Regional Impact and Emerging Crisis Scan – WHO says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is still expanding across Congo and Uganda as the first treatment trial opens.