Moderna partners with global health coalition to develop Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine - Reuters

Moderna partners with global health coalition to develop Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine  Reuters

Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears

IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.

By The Associated Press

Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine

WHO chief to meet Congo president, as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected for months - The Straits Times

WHO chief to meet Congo president, as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected for months  The Straits Times

Ebola test negative on patient who returned to Sardinia from Congo

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 1 - An Ebola test performed Sunday on a Congo-born patient who had returned to his home in Sardinia from Congo was negative, the Ministry of Health announced Monday. The tests were conducted by the Spallanzani Hospital in Rome, Italy's premier infectious-disease institute. The patient, a middle-aged man, returned to Cagliari on Saturday. On Sunday, after experiencing some symptoms, he called the 118 emergency number and was taken to the Santissima Trinità hospital in Caglia...

By ANSA

Race for Ebola vaccine gets $50m boost as medics struggle to trace contacts - The National

Race for Ebola vaccine gets $50m boost as medics struggle to trace contacts  The National

WHO chief to meet Congo president, as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected for months

WHO reports 906 suspected Ebola cases in Congo; confirmed cases rise to 282 with 42 deaths

By Reuters

Moderna Snags $50 Million Ebola Vax Contract

Moderna Snags $50 Million Ebola Vax Contract Moderna is receiving up to $50 million to accelerate the development of an Ebola vaccine, as the virus continues to spread in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The funding is coming from global health organization ​CEPI, which told Reuters that it was possible to bring the vaccines to trial phase within a couple of months.  CEPI said it would also invest up to $8.6 million for a shot developed by the University of Oxford an...

By Tyler Durden

Blue Momentum: From aquaculture to green energy, Fangchenggang in S.China’s Guangxi charts sustainable path toward the sea - Global Times

Blue Momentum: From aquaculture to green energy, Fangchenggang in S.China’s Guangxi charts sustainable path toward the sea  Global Times

China is sending medical team to assist with DR Congo Ebola outbreak

The outbreak is outpacing the global response, which got off to a late start.

Nigeria ‘not 100% ready’ for possible Ebola emergency, says NCDC

NCDC reveals Nigeria is only 59% ready for a potential Ebola emergency, highlighting critical gaps in preparedness at points of entry and porous borders. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-not-100-ready-for-possible-ebola-emergency-says-ncdc/

By Punch Newspapers

‘We need to act now’: Race to develop Ebola vaccine heats up

While it marks the 17th Ebola outbreak in the DRC, it is just the third caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments. The post ‘We need to act now’: Race to develop Ebola vaccine heats up appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

Five patients recover from Ebola in DR Congo and leave hospital - the-star.co.ke

Five patients recover from Ebola in DR Congo and leave hospital  the-star.co.ke