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Health Canada OKs Moderna Ebola Trial; WHO Urges Phase III

8/11/2026

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Canada Approves Ebola

Health Canada approved Moderna's Phase I trial for Bundibugyo Ebola, enrolling 80 adults and pledging at least 500,000 doses for low- and middle-income countries if licensed.
A WHO expert panel urged a Phase III trial of the Zaire Ebola vaccine Ervebo against Bundibugyo.
WHO reported 3,748 cases, 1,657 deaths and 708 recoveries in the DRC as of 1 August.
The outbreak spread to five provinces, prompting a 100-bed treatment centre in Bunia, Ituri province.

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Health Workers Strike

Unpaid health workers have struck, halting Ebola care in five provinces.
Over 200 passengers quarantined near Kinshasa tested negative for the Bundibugyo virus.
Officials say transport delays to Bunia contributed to half of patient deaths.
Uganda logged 20 cases, two deaths and declared the outbreak over in late July after 42 days without new infections.
WHO is promoting safe-burial protocols and equipping health workers with mobile phones to counter misinformation.

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Canada Approves Ebola

Health Canada approved Moderna's Phase I trial for Bundibugyo Ebola, enrolling 80 adults and pledging at least 500,000 doses for low- and middle-income countries if licensed.
A WHO expert panel urged a Phase III trial of the Zaire Ebola vaccine Ervebo against Bundibugyo.
WHO reported 3,748 cases, 1,657 deaths and 708 recoveries in the DRC as of 1 August.
The outbreak spread to five provinces, prompting a 100-bed treatment centre in Bunia, Ituri province.

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