Ebola is a viral disease with a high mortality rate. Therefore, healthcare workers must dress properly to avoid getting infected themselves when caring for the sick. (Archive photo). Photo: Isaac Kasamani/Ritzau Scanpix
Ebola vaccine may take up to nine months to develop
It can take up to nine months to develop a vaccine against the Bundibugyo Ebola variant currently in outbreak in the DR Congo. According to WHO advisor Vasee Moorthy, there are no approved treatments or vaccines for this variant, which is believed to have killed over 130 people. Two candidate...
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