### [2026-08-4](/feed/2026/08/4/index.md)

##### 2026 Ebola epidemic
# Health Canada announces it has given Moderna the green light for authorization to launch a clinical trail for a mRNA Ebola vaccine aimed at targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the ebolavirus. 




### Sources:

1. [CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-vaccine-trial-health-canada-moderna-9.7295616)

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1. [Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories announces plans to advance an rVSV-based vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola into human trials after World Health Organization experts identified it as the most promising candidate for the epidemic. ](/feed/2026/07/30/singapore-based-hilleman-laboratories-announces-plans-to-advance-an-rvsv-based-vaccine-against-the-bundibugyo-strain-of.md) _Context: 2026 Ebola epidemic, Bundibugyo strain, Ebola_
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3. [The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announces that it will test the Gilead Sciences antiviral for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. ](/feed/2026/07/14/the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-drc-announces-that-it-will-test-the-gilead-sciences-antiviral-for-the-bundibugyo.md) _Context: 2026 Ebola epidemic, Bundibugyo strain, ebola, virus_
4. [The University of Oxford begins the first human trial of its ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the ebolavirus. ](/feed/2026/07/13/the-university-of-oxford-begins-the-first-human-trial-of-its-chadox1-bdbv-vaccine-for-the-bundibugyo-strain-of-the-ebola.md) _Context: 2026 Ebola epidemic, Bundibugyo strain, Ebola, ebola, virus_
5. [The United States says that they will block citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from traveling to the country on commercial flights amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country. ](/feed/2026/07/13/the-united-states-says-that-they-will-block-citizens-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-from-traveling-to-the-count.md) _Context: 2026 Ebola epidemic, ebola_
6. [The total number of deaths from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo exceeds 500. ](/feed/2026/07/6/the-total-number-of-deaths-from-the-ebola-outbreak-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-exceeds-500.md) _Context: 2026 Ebola epidemic, ebola_
7. [The DRC's public health ministry reports that 344 cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed across three provinces. ](/feed/2026/06/3/the-drc-s-public-health-ministry-reports-that-344-cases-of-the-ebola-virus-have-been-confirmed-across-three-provinces.md) _Context: 2026 Ebola epidemic, ebola, virus_
8. [Moderna announces that it will partner with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. ](/feed/2026/06/1/moderna-announces-that-it-will-partner-with-the-coalition-for-epidemic-preparedness-innovations-to-develop-a-vaccine-for.md) _Context: 2026 Ebola epidemic, Bundibugyo strain, Moderna, vaccine_
9. [Youths gather in Nanyuki, Kenya to protest against the establishment of a quarantine center at the Laikipia Air Base for American citizens exposed to the Ebola virus. ](/feed/2026/06/1/youths-gather-in-nanyuki-kenya-to-protest-against-the-establishment-of-a-quarantine-center-at-the-laikipia-air-base-for.md) _Context: 2026 Ebola epidemic, ebola, virus_
10. [Russian health minister Mikhail Murashko says that Russia has developed a breakthrough vaccine for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain of the disease. ](/feed/2026/05/26/russian-health-minister-mikhail-murashko-says-that-russia-has-developed-a-breakthrough-vaccine-for-the-bundibugyo-ebolav.md) _Context: 2026 Ebola epidemic, Bundibugyo strain, vaccine_