Ebola Scientists Face Challenges Accessing Virus Samples for Congo's Largest Bundibugyo Outbreak

Scientists are struggling to develop potential vaccines and treatments for the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda due to a lack of access to viable virus samples. Researchers are currently relying on older samples, which complicates efforts to determine the efficacy of experimental interventions and validate laboratory tests against the current Bundibugyo strain. The outbreak has sickened over 1,100 people and killed nearly 280.