Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DRC: No Approved Vaccines, Reliance on Experimental Treatments (devdiscourse.com)

• Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC
• No approved vaccines for this strain
• Approximately 906 cases, 223 suspected deaths, CFR up to 40%

"Health authorities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are responding to an outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus. No approved vaccines exist for this strain; authorities rely on experimental therapies. WHO reports approximately 906 cases and 223 suspected deaths. The case fatality rate can reach 40%. Several experimental vaccines and drugs from Oxford, Mapp Biopharmaceutical, and Regeneron are under evaluation."