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Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC on track to be largest ever

Outbreak reaches 7,000+ cases with 50% fatality rate

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Current case count exceeds 7,000 people infected with the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, with approximately half having died according to WHO-compiled government data. The outbreak is described as on pace to be the worst the world has ever seen.

Outbreak reaches 7,000+ cases with 50% fatality rate
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“This is the most rapidly growing Ebola outbreak that we've seen. It's probably on pace to be the worst the world has ever seen, and it's quite terrifying.”

Nicole Lurie

Nicole Lurie Executive Director for Preparedness and Response, CEPITeresa Lambe Lead scientific investigator, Oxford Ebola vaccine trialCoalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) Nonprofit funding vaccine development

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