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UK scientists developing new Ebola vaccine that could be ready in months
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- James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Getty Images Scientists at Oxford University have a made a new vaccine that could be used within months to help tackle the Ebola emergency.
- The outbreak, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo, has reached 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths.
- The rare species of Ebola involved - known as Bundibugyo - kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.
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James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Getty Images Scientists at Oxford University have a made a new vaccine that could be used within months to help tackle the Ebola emergency.
The outbreak, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo, has reached 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths.
The rare species of Ebola involved - known as Bundibugyo - kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.
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