Ebola cases top 4,000 in DRC as WHO urges Ervebo vaccine trial

The Bundibugyo epidemic, ​the world’s second-largest, has been described as the ⁠fastest-spreading on record.Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 4,000, according to government data, as the world’s second-largest outbreak shows no sign of slowing.As health authorities remain on alert, World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine experts on Friday recommended a full-scale human trial of the only existing approved Ebola vaccine to see if it could offer cross-protection against the deadly Bundibugyo strain spreading in DRC, a strain for which there is no vaccine.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreadslist 2 of 3DR Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 1,500 as it struggles to halt spreadlist 3 of 3WHO chief: Ebola outbreak in DRC spreading at ‘unprecedented rate’end of listDRC reported 4,053 Bundibugyo cases, including 1,850 deaths, since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, the latest Ministry of Health situation report showed.The outbreak has hit 53 health zones across five provinces: Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uel...