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The World Health Organization (WHO) has noted progress in studies for drugs and vaccines targeting the Bundibugyo variant of Ebola, with 75 patients testing medications. However, even in the best-case scenario, regulatory approval could still be months away.
The head of the World Health Organization visited the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, expressing confidence in stopping the spread while an aid group warned the situation was 'deeply alarming.' The UAE also issued a travel warning for citizens and residents to three African countries due to the Ebola risk, and Uganda closed its border with DR Congo.
An American citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Africa was admitted to a university hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, after contracting the Bundibugyo variant of the Ebola virus.
DR Congo: No approved vaccine for Bundibugyo variant of Ebola say health authorities Newsonair
In Congo's Ituri province, two new medicines for the Bundibugyo variant of the Ebola virus are being tested on patients, in an international initiative aimed at reducing mortality rates.