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CEPI redirects $100M as DRC Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest ever recorded

CEPI, a nonprofit focused on epidemic preparedness, says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected more than 7,000 people since May, with roughly half dying, per WHO-compiled government data. The group shifted $100 million to fund vaccine development, including doses from the Serum Institute of India based on Oxford's ChAdOx1 BDBV candidate, alongside a Moderna candidate, both now in safety trials with efficacy trials expected this month.

DR Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 5,200 cases, becomes country's fastest-spreading

One hundred days into the current Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded over 5,200 cases, making it the country's fastest-growing epidemic on record. Cases are averaging about 90 confirmed infections daily, a pace higher than seen in the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak or the 2018-2020 DRC outbreak, and the virus has now spread to a sixth province, with Ituri accounting for roughly 85% of cases and 79% of deaths.