Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo: WHO Says Ebola Vaccine Could Take Nine Months
The UN health agency says the outbreak may last for months as suspected cases top 500 and response efforts face conflict and limited testing.
- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the rare Bundibugyo strain outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Saturday, as authorities reported at least 134 deaths and more than 500 suspected cases in eastern Congo.
- The virus circulated undetected for weeks after initial samples tested negative for the more common Zaire strain, a testing failure that Congolese health officials warned allowed the outbreak to escalate rapidly.
- Humanitarian aid in Eastern Congo is hampered by limited resources and armed conflict, with more than 273,000 people displaced; no vaccine or therapeutic treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain among the 1.9 million population.
- The United States provided $13 million in response assistance on Monday, while an American doctor, Peter Stafford, was hospitalized as a precaution after exposure; Washington continues screening air passengers from affected areas.
- M23 rebels controlling Goma have established entry and exit points as experts warn the outbreak could last months; Dr. Anne Ancia noted that even if a vaccine candidate is approved, it would take two months to become available.
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