Who Says Ebola Vaccine Could Take 9 Months

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) says it could take up to nine months before a vaccine against this particular species of Ebola is ready.

Two possible "candidate vaccines" against the Bundibugyo species are being developed, but neither has gone through clinical trials yet.

WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there have been 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths but numbers are expected to rise given the time taken to detect the virus. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, he said 51 cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo - where the first case was reported - and two in neighbouring Uganda.

The WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern, but said it is not at pandemic level.

Tedros said "WHO assesses the risk of the epidemic as high at the national and regional levels and low at the global level".
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