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What will it take to get a vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the current outbreak?

develop an mRNA vaccine against Bundibugyo. In 2018, researchers showed that an mRNA vaccine [provided 100% protection](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29281112/) against the Zaire species of Ebola

UK scientists developing new Ebola vaccine that could be ready in months

Ebola, but there is no proven vaccine for Bundibugyo. Another experimental Bundibugyo vaccine is in development

What is Ebola and why is stopping this outbreak so difficult?

Ebola were negative as they test for more common species. There is no approved vaccine for Bundibugyo, but experimental ones are in development

Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain?

Ebola, has been shown to provide some protection against ⁠Bundibugyo in animal studies. Kuppalli from the UT Southwestern Medical Center explained that vaccine development

Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears

developed to tackle the rare species of Ebola that has already killed nearly 250 people. The International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), which is working on one vaccine, said the outbreak was threatening

At least six Americans exposed to Ebola in DR Congo, US media report

develop internal and external bleeding. Outbreaks start when somebody catches Ebola from infected animals, such as fruit bats. There are vaccines for the Zaire species of Ebola, but not for Bundibugyo

Ebola needs swift response to prevent catastrophe - DR Congo governor

Ebola, which has not been seen in over a decade. There are currently no vaccines or medications that target Bundibugyo, but vaccines are currently in development

What are the Ebola vaccines under research, and when will they be ready?

develop the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The method similarly deploys a modified version of a chimpanzee cold virus to deliver the vaccine to the body. The vaccines will be manufactured by the Serum Institute

Why the lessons of the DRC’s last Ebola outbreak are being tested again

Bundibugyo virus, a rare Ebola-causing virus for which there are currently no licensed vaccines or therapeutics specifically approved. There are also no vaccines in late-stage clinical development

Ebola risk raised to 'very high' in DR Congo

Ebola, known as Bundibugyo, has no proven vaccine and kills around a third of those infected. So far, the outbreak centred on DR Congo has resulted in 177 suspected deaths and 750 suspected cases

More die of suspected Ebola as WHO warns that numbers will rise further

Ebola, but the Bundibugyo species - which has not been seen for more than a decade - brings its own difficulties. Bundibugyo has only caused two previous outbreaks, when it killed about a third of those infected

Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages

Development, an aid group operating a small hospital near Bunia. “We only have handsanitiser and a few masks for the nurses,” she said. The Bundibugyo type of Ebola virus responsible for the outbreak

Ebola testing has improved in DRC, but still isn't nearly enough

Ebola outbreak thinks it's worth it, as developing therapeutics or [vaccines](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/g-s1-125822/vaccine-ebola-democratic-republic-congo) would take even longer. "Validating [existing tests] or having some sense of its performance characteristics could be done relatively quickly

'Speed, money and compassion' - lessons from an Ebola survivor and other experts

Ebola, and one of two researchers who invented the first known vaccine for the virus, known as Ervebo. "That remains currently the only vaccine available in the global stockpile," he says. Bundibugyo's genetic sequence

How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe

developing some vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea," which he tells the BBC is "true for a lot of illnesses". Infectious diseases common in the region such as malaria and typhoid share early symptoms with Ebola

This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response

Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, first identified in 2007. The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on May 17, 2026 over an outbreak of an Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo that

US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say

vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo variant of Ebola, which has caused two outbreaks in recent decades. [Health](https://www.theguardian.com/society/health) leaders and scientists are now racing to understand where the virus is spreading and attempting

Protests erupt in Kenya over US Ebola quarantine centre in Nanyuki

Ebola” in red. The World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency on May 17 after officials detected the rare Bundibugyo strain, which they discovered had been circulating for weeks

DRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says

vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, but Tedros said the recovery of six people in DRC and two in Uganda showed that people could survive Ebola if they had access

Why is a US Ebola facility in Kenya sparking protests?

Ebola virus. The base serves the Kenyan military. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international public health emergency on May 17 after officials detected the rare Bundibugyo strain, which they discovered had been circulating