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Ebola cases top 4,000 in DRC as WHO urges Ervebo vaccine trial

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded over 4,000 Ebola cases, prompting the World Health Organization to advocate for the use of the Ervebo vaccine. This surge marks the Bundibugyo epidemic as the second-largest outbreak of the virus in history.

Health officials have characterized this specific outbreak as the fastest-spreading instance of the disease on record. The push for the Ervebo vaccine trial represents a strategic effort to contain the rapid transmission of the virus within the region.

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