Ebola risk raised to 'very high' in DR Congo

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the public health risk assessment for the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from "high" to "very high" at the national level. The WHO's head, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that the risk in the wider African region is "high," while the global risk remains "low." This outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola which has no proven vaccine, has resulted in 177 suspected deaths and 750 suspected cases so far, with 82 confirmed cases and seven confirmed deaths in the DRC. Scientists are developing new vaccines, with one potentially ready for clinical trials in two to three months, and another experimental vaccine expected to be ready for testing in six to nine months.

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The public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been increased from 'high' to 'very high' by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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There are 82 confirmed cases in DRC, with seven confirmed deaths.

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The Bundibugyo species of Ebola has no proven vaccine and kills around a third of those infected.

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So far, the outbreak has resulted in 177 suspected deaths and 750 suspected cases.

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Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three months.

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The public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been increased from "high" to "very high" by the World Health Organization (WHO).In an update on Friday, the WHO's head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said the risk in the wider region in Africa was "high", but it remained "low" at a global level.The rare species of 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.It comes as scientists at Oxford University in the UK are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three months.There are no guarantees the vaccine will prove effective and it will take animal research and trials on people to know if it will be.Another separate experimental Bundibugyo vaccine is also in development, but it is expected to take six to nine months for any dose of that to be ready for testing.Speaking at Friday's news briefing in Geneva, Tedros said: "We are now revising our risk assessment to very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at the global level."He said that "so far, 82 cases have been confirmed in DRC, with seven confirmed deaths".

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