DRC trials experimental treatment for rare Ebola strain as outbreak worsens
- The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a clinical trial of experimental Ebola treatments as the outbreak continues to spread in the north-east of the country.
- Issued on: 03/07/2026 - 11:51 2 min Reading time Health authorities say 1,460 confirmed cases have been recorded since the Ebola outbreak was declared on 15 May, while 447 have been killed by the disease, giving a fatality rate of 30.6 percent.
- But in a potential breakthrough, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement that a clinical trial of two experimental treatments began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC_
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- The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a clinical trial of experimental Ebola treatments as the outbreak continues to spread in the north-east of the country.
- Issued on: 03/07/2026 - 11:51 2 min Reading time Health authorities say 1,460 confirmed cases have been recorded since the Ebola outbreak was declared on 15 May, while 447 have been killed by the disease, giving a fatality rate of 30.6 percent.
- But in a potential breakthrough, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement that a clinical trial of two experimental treatments began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC_
Sources: RFI