00:00The Democratic Republic of the Congo begins Saturday the Ebola vaccination of
00:04health care workers in Burnia, the presenter of the fastest growing outbreak
00:08of the disease in the country's history. According to health authorities the
00:12herbivore vaccine has proved effective in previous outbreaks caused by the more
00:17common SARS strain and expected could also offer some protection against the
00:22Bundibuya virus because both are related. However, they say that whether the
00:27vaccine can actually prevent illness in people infected with Bundibuya Ebola is
00:33still being studied. Based on government figures the country had recorded 7,541
00:38confinement cases including 3,639 deaths. The outbreak is concentrated in
00:45Ituri province and is known to be the deadliest of all past 17 Ebola outbreaks
00:51in the country.
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