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Race to develop Ebola vaccine as deadly strain of virus spreads

ABC Australia · Jun 1, 2026, 9:58 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Efforts are ramping up to rapidly develop a vaccine for the rare strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak.
  • Efforts have ramped up to develop a vaccine for the rare strain of Ebola amid a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • More than 1,100 people are infected with the strain in the DRC and Uganda, though the true extent of the virus's spread is feared to be much wider.

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Efforts are ramping up to rapidly develop a vaccine for the rare strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak. (Reuters: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)

Efforts have ramped up to develop a vaccine for the rare strain of Ebola amid a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

More than 1,100 people are infected with the strain in the DRC and Uganda, though the true extent of the virus's spread is feared to be much wider.

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