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Phase-1 trial of Ebola vaccine gets underway in Uganda

Africanews15 October 2026, 18:01 UTCUganda

Scientists in the southern Ugandan city of Masaka are conducting a phase I trial of a candidate vaccine against the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease (BDBV), a strain for which no licensed vaccine or effective treatment currently exists.

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