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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus will be ready by the end of the year, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday.
The Bundibugyo strain of the virus that has caused a major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo currently has no approved vaccine or treatment.
Jean Kaseya, head of Africa CDC, said there were already “some candidates” for a vaccine.
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