DR Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 1,700 as WHO accelerates trials
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"DR Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 1,700 as WHO accelerates trials" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 15 articles from 12 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Euronews.com, Bloomberg.com, AP News and The Seattle Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (15)
- WHO calls for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak Euronews.com · 103d ago
- Why Congo’s Record Ebola Outbreak Is Becoming Deadlier Bloomberg.com · 103d ago
- WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4,000 AP News · 103d ago
- WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4,000 The Seattle Times · 103d ago
- Ebola deaths top 1,700 in eastern Congo The Hill · 103d ago
- Moderna begins Phase 1 clinical trial of Ebola vaccine against strain behind DRC outbreak ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 103d ago
- Moderna begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine Reuters · 103d ago
- Moderna begins human trial of experimental Ebola vaccine in Canada The Seattle Times · 103d ago
- Moderna starts Phase 1 trial of mRNA Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine qz.com · 103d ago
- Moderna Stock Jumps on Trial Launch for Breakthrough Ebola Vaccine Barron's · 103d ago
- Moderna’s Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate enters first human trial, backed by CEPI cepi.net · 103d ago
- Health Canada authorizes mRNA vaccine trial for Ebola virus causing huge outbreak in Congo CBC · 103d ago
- Moderna Begins Human Trial of Experimental Ebola Vaccine in Canada Bloomberg.com · 103d ago
- Treatment trials for Ebola strain behind Congo outbreak show promise, WHO says Reuters · 103d ago
- DR Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 1,700 as WHO accelerates trials Al Jazeera · 103d ago
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