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UK scientists developing new Ebola vaccine that could be ready in months

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BBC:

Scientists at Oxford University have a made a new vaccine that could be used within months to help tackle the Ebola emergency.

The outbreak, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo, has reached 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths.

The rare species of Ebola involved – known as Bundibugyo – kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.

They say they are working urgently in case the outbreak spirals and their experimental vaccine is needed.

On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern, but stressed the outbreak was not a pandemic.

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