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Africa: Africa CDC Reaffirms Support to Kenya Following Confirmation of Four Additional Ebola Cases

[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 October 2026

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Africa: Who Scales Up Ebola Readiness in 22 Countries Across Three Continents

[UN News] The World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening Ebola preparedness amid conflict and displacement affecting millions of lives in a region that spans parts of Africa, Asia and Europe.

  • WHO strengthens Ebola readiness in 22 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
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[RFI] Five months into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is still no approved vaccine against the rare Bundibugyo strain that has now caused more than 4,000 deaths.

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  • Clinical trial for Ervebo vaccine to begin by end of October 2023.
  • Ervebo and two other Bundibugyo-targeted vaccines in early-stage trials.

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