# Ebola cases surpass 4,000 in DRC as WHO calls for Ervebo vaccine trial

https://mins.news/en/item/16538

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-07 20:41 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/7/ebola-cases-top-4000-in-drc-as-who-urges-ervebo-vaccine-trial?traffic_source=rss

> Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen above 4,000. The World Health Organization is urging a trial of the Ervebo vaccine. The Bundibugyo epidemic has been described as the world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak. It has also been characterized as the fastest-spreading epidemic on record.

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