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Ebola Vaccine Race Expands as Congo Bundibugyo Outbreak Grows

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 27 August 2026, 06:27 UTC By Jason Gale 1 min read
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Efforts to develop a vaccine against the strain of Ebola driving the deadly outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo are expanding, with an experimental shot developed by an Egypt-based pharmaceutical company set to advance toward human testing.

Efforts to develop a vaccine against the strain of Ebola driving the deadly outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo are expanding, with an experimental shot developed by an Egypt-based pharmaceutical company set to advance toward human testing.
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