No vaccine for new highly lethal Ebola outbreak, DR Congo warns, as death toll hits 80

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A new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has caused at least 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths, according to the latest figures released on Saturday. There is currently no vaccine available for the strain, known as Bundibugyo, which is considered highly lethal, the country’s health minister Samuel-Roger Kamba told a press briefing in Kinshasa.