WHO approves trials of two new Ebola vaccines for Bundibugyo strain

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WHO approves trials of two new vaccines for Bundibugyo Ebola as DR Congo toll passes 5,300

On Wednesday the WHO approved trials of two new vaccines designed for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 5,300 people, according to the report. Also on Wednesday, a British healthcare worker with Ebola was reported to be medically evacuated from DR Congo to the UK, in stable condition.

• The Ebola outbreak has spread to Kenya and Uganda, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday, while two suspected cases in Nigeria tested negative.
• The British patient will go to a high-consequence infectious disease unit, according to an official document seen by Reuters.
• Officials say anthrax has killed 30 hippos in Virunga National Park since September.
• A child died of measles in Lewis County, New York, the state's first measles death in 30 years, and a Washington state resident died of bird flu, the first US human death from it in a year.