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Ebola outbreak exposes treatment gap

WHO prioritizes Zaire-tested mAbs, antivirals as academic labs seek path for strain-specific, pan-Ebolavirus therapies

June 24, 2026 5:35 AM UTC

As the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak grows in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, WHO is trying to fill a therapeutic gap with candidates built largely for other Ebola viruses.

There are no approved vaccines or therapies for Bundibugyo virus...