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A vaccine against a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could spread to tens of kilometers and may have started in May, a senior WHO official said on Thursday.

"Officials in the African country have not yet confirmed the type of virus that killed 20 people and wounded 40 others, including two health workers," said WHO Director of Health Emergency Program Peter Salama.

He pointed out that the latter cases belong to one of three types of virus, the virus «Ebola Sudan», «Ebola Zaire», and «Bundibugio».

"If the virus turns out to be Zaire, the vaccine produced by Merck at the latest outbreak of the disease may be an option," he said, adding that the situation would be more complex if it turned out to be another type. Vaccines ».



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WHO warns against possible Ebola virus in Congo



A vaccine against a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could spread to tens of kilometers and may have started in May, a senior WHO official said on Thursday.

"Officials in the African country have not yet confirmed the type of virus that killed 20 people and wounded 40 others, including two health workers," said WHO Director of Health Emergency Program Peter Salama.

He pointed out that the latter cases belong to one of three types of virus, the virus «Ebola Sudan», «Ebola Zaire», and «Bundibugio».

"If the virus turns out to be Zaire, the vaccine produced by Merck at the latest outbreak of the disease may be an option," he said, adding that the situation would be more complex if it turned out to be another type. Vaccines ».



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