Oxford scientists developing Ebola vaccine ready for trials in weeks

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Scientists at Oxford University are developing a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, ready for trials to take place within a matter of weeks.The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda last Sunday.Top health officials described it as a "public health emergency of international concern" after 300 suspected cases along with 88 deaths were reported.There is no proven vaccine currently for the rare Ebola species, which kills approximately one third of those it infects.The head of vaccine immunology at the Oxford Vaccine Group, Professor Teresa Lambe, told the BBC said they "can't take their foot off the gas".

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People are worried about this outbreak," she said."Generally, you prepare for the worst case scenario – hopefully contact tracing and quarantine is all that's needed, but we can't take our foot off the gas," the professor added.The vaccine uses ChAdOx1 technology, the same platform...

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