The World Health Organization declared the Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda to be a public health emergency of international concern on May 17.
The outbreak exposes a critical gap in international vaccine preparedness.
There is no licensed vaccine yet for the Bundibugyo species of the ebolavirus because the resources required to develop one have not been mustered and because of the specific economic realities of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
The World Health Organization declared the Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda to be a public health emergency of international concern on May 17.
The outbreak exposes a critical gap in international vaccine preparedness. There is no licensed vaccine yet for the Bundibugyo species of the ebolavirus because the resources required to develop one have not been mustered and because of the specific economic realities of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
