# Egyptian firm develops potential Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine

https://mins.news/en/item/35131

- CGTN, 2026-08-27 14:15 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-27/Egyptian-firm-developing-vaccine-against-the-Bundibugyo-strain-1PXinmNbRZK/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Egyptian pharmaceutical company Minapharm will receive up to $16.5 million from CEPI to advance a potential Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine toward laboratory development and Phase 1 trials. Designed by its Berlin subsidiary ProBioGen, the candidate is among five receiving CEPI support. No vaccine or specific treatment for this strain is currently approved.

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