Ebola surges past 3,200 cases in DRC as Oxford begins first vaccine trial
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surged past 3,200 with over 1,400 deaths reported. Oxford University has initiated the first vaccine trials for the specific Bundibugyo strain as health officials struggle with the outbreak in conflict-ridden regions.
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The rapid spread of a deadly virus in a conflict zone poses a significant threat to regional public health and global health security.
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The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in DRC has climbed to 1,405, with confirmed cases now at 3,200, government data showed Sunday as researchers race to develop a vaccine
Kinshasa, DRC | AGENCIES | Medics have recorded more than 3,200 Ebola cases, including over 1,400 deaths, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 17th outbreak, officials said on July 26 after infections surged by around 1,000 in just 10 days.
The central African nation is battling its latest Ebola epidemic in the conflict-ridden east, a region scarred by decades of violence.
Cases have now been confirmed across five provinces, official figures showed, after the outbreak passed the 2,000-case mark on 15 July.
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