- A shared regional Ebola outbreak has begun, with the epicenter located in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- An Ebola outbreak has begun in the DRC, with the epicenter located in Bunia, requiring regional border monitoring and disease control responses involving multiple countries like Uganda, Nigeria, and South Sudan.
- An Ebola outbreak in Uganda prompted a global health alert, leading to monitoring involving the WHO, CDC, and entities in South Carolina.
- CDC and WHO collaborated on an interim medical countermeasures network to address the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
Collaborative efforts are underway in Kenya to develop new Ebola vaccines at an airbase near Nanyuki.
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Updated May 26
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What happened
Collaborative efforts are underway in Kenya to develop new Ebola vaccines at an airbase near Nanyuki.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Kenya
country in Eastern Africa
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
pan-African research, education and support organization for disease control and prevention
- Urgent calls are being made for coordinated continental action to strengthen health security systems in Africa, given the persistent risk of disease outbreaks like Ebola.
- Cyril Ramaphosa, serving as AU Champion for Pandemic Prevention, convened high-level briefings regarding the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC.
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Moderna
American biotechnology company
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