WHO: Ebola Vaccine May Take Nine Months, Cases Rise

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates an Ebola vaccine against the Bundibugyo species may take up to nine months to develop, with two potential vaccines currently in early stages. WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths, primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. While declared a public health emergency of international concern, it has not reached epidemic levels globally, though the risk is high nationally and regionally.