Ebola Death Toll in Congo Hits 300 as Funding Needed Triples to $1.4 Billion
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 300 lives, with the African Union’s health agency reporting that funding required to contain the crisis has tripled to $1.4 billion. The World Health Organization noted Friday that the epidemic recorded the highest number of new cases within its first month of any documented outbreak.
Health authorities are accelerating efforts to address the Bundibugyo strain, which currently lacks an approved vaccine. Scientists originally developed an experimental shot for this variant more than a decade ago after early studies showed promising results, but development stalled as outbreaks remained infrequent and funding dwindled. Researchers are now racing to restart trials as the WHO director-general warns the virus is outpacing the current response.
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@polymarketJUST IN: WHO announces Congo’s Ebola outbreak has recorded the highest first-month case total of any outbreak on record.
@reutersEbola cases in Congo reach highest first-month total of any outbreak, WHO says
@reutersWHO briefing on Ebola outbreak situation in eastern Congo
@deitaoneWHO'S TEDROS: EBOLA OUTBREAK IS CONTINUING TO OUTPACE THE RESPONSE
@reutersEXCLUSIVE: Trump to seek more than $1.4 billion in Ebola funding from Congress
@reutersThe White House is planning to seek more than $1.4 billion in new funds from Congress to address the widening Ebola virus outbreak, according to a Trump administration official
@businessAs funding pressures mount, Africa CDC's Jean Casey warns that containing Ebola will require greater international backing
@polymarketJUST IN: Africa CDC says the funding needed to contain Africa’s Ebola outbreak has tripled to $1,400,000,000.00.
@latestlyAfrica CDC Seeks USD 1.4 Billion To Combat Escalating Ebola Outbreak #Africa #AfricaEbola #Ebola #EbolaOutbreak #EbolaVirus #africaoutbreak
@trtworldThe Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo hits 300, health authorities say, as the African Union’s health agency reports the continental outbreak response and preparedness plan requires $1.4B
@trtworldScientists developed an experimental vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola more than a decade ago, and early studies showed promising results. But with outbreaks rare and funding scarce, development stalled. Now, as Bundibugyo Ebola sp
@ajenglishScientists are racing to develop a vaccine for the Ebola strain behind the current outbreak, which has no approved vaccine. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports.