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Clinical trial begins in Bunia for Bundibugyo Ebola virus vaccines

A first participant has received a vaccine in Bunia as part of the "Tumaini" clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The trial is evaluating candidate vaccines targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. Further details regarding the scale and duration of the trial have not yet been specified.

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2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • actualite-cdRDC
  • radiookapiBunia
WhereBunia
1.559, 30.252 ±10 km
First reported21 hours ago
Published2026-10-24 08:09 UTC
Occurred2026-10-23
Sources2
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Clinical trial begins in Bunia for Bundibugyo Ebola virus vaccines. 2026-10-24T08:09:17.153Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:7326. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-24/ebola-en-rdc-le-premier-participant-a-l-essai-clinique-10228f81

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