Diseases: Starting Ebola Drug Studies WHO sees progress
For those who have already claimed around 1,700 lives in the Congo, the Bundibugyo variant, there is still no vaccine
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For those who have already claimed around 1,700 lives in the Congo, the Bundibugyo variant, there is still no vaccine. August 2026, 12:40 pm The first patients are enrolled in drug tests. (file photo) © Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP/dpa In the fight against the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, several drug and vaccine studies have now begun. With a possible prophylaxis 25 people are treated.
Furthermore, 75 patients in studies In the first drug study, 50 patients are now enrolled in three treatment centers. These are mostly relatives who had to deal directly with an infected person. Even in the best case that the drugs and vaccines prove effective, but it will take months before they are available to all affected, said Vasee Moorthy from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.
In addition, At the same time, there are promising data from preclinical studies, which are to be evaluated this week. Finally, the first test with a possible vaccine has begun on healthy volunteers in the UK.
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For those who have already claimed around 1,700 lives in the Congo, the Bundibugyo variant, there is still no vaccine.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAugust 2026, 12:40 pm The first patients are enrolled in drug tests. (file photo) © Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP/dpa In the fight against the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, several drug and vaccine studies have now begun.
reliability low1/3 sourcesWith a possible prophylaxis 25 people are treated.
reliability low1/3 sources75 patients in studies In the first drug study, 50 patients are now enrolled in three treatment centers.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThese are mostly relatives who had to deal directly with an infected person.
reliability low1/3 sourcesEven in the best case that the drugs and vaccines prove effective, but it will take months before they are available to all affected, said Vasee Moorthy from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAt the same time, there are promising data from preclinical studies, which are to be evaluated this week.
reliability low1/3 sourcesFinally, the first test with a possible vaccine has begun on healthy volunteers in the UK.
reliability low1/3 sources
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