Ebola's Long Shadow: Canada Weighs In on the Congo Crisis The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing its second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, with over 3,800 cases and 1,700 deaths recorded since mid May.
The World Health Organization has declared the situation a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and neighboring Uganda has already seen imported cases.
Health Canada has granted Moderna permission to launch a clinical trial for an mRNA vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo form of the virus.