Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 3,000 Cases as First Human Vaccine Trial for Rare Bundibugyo Virus Begins
discovermagazine - Learn how a rare Ebola strain has fueled one of the largest outbreaks on record and what the first human vaccine trial could mean for containing the outbreak.
AI Summary: An Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has surpassed 3,000 reported cases and is poised to become the second-largest on record. Authorities have launched the first human vaccine trial targeting the Bundibugyo strain while laboratory tests show stockpiled Ebola vaccines generate antibodies against Bundibugyo, intensifying both response operations and urgent vaccine research.
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