Congo-Kinshasa: Race to Find Ebola Vaccine As DR Congo Outbreak Kills More Than 2,000

Health authorities report that the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in more than 2,000 deaths. The disease is characterized as a highly contagious haemorrhagic fever.

In response to the escalating death toll, international efforts are being accelerated to test a vaccine aimed at containing the outbreak in the region.