# New Ebola vaccine trials begin in Uganda amid deadly DR Congo outbreak

https://mins.news/en/item/94134

- CGTN, 2026-10-09 09:07 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-09/New-Ebola-vaccine-trials-begin-in-Uganda-amid-deadly-DR-Congo-outbreak-1R6k5OUqbaU/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Africa CDC says candidate vaccines targeting Bundibugyo Ebola have entered Phase Ib trials in Uganda. In the DRC outbreak, authorities reported 8,728 confirmed cases and 4,205 deaths as of October 6, a case fatality rate of 48.2%.

## Stories

- [Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak.md

## Related coverage

- [Ebola spreads in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms imported case](https://mins.news/en/item/94890) — Al Jazeera, 2026-10-11
- [Ebola spirals out of control in eastern DR Congo, NGO says](https://mins.news/en/item/90648) — TASS, 2026-10-08
- [Tiny coffin buried as Congo marks more than 4,000 Ebola deaths](https://mins.news/en/video/89709) — Reuters, 2026-10-07