# If the current Ebola outbreak were in Western countries, vaccines would already be available

- Link: https://viralbrief.top/if-the-current-ebola-outbreak-were-in-western-countries-vaccines-would-already-be-available/
- Published: 2026-10-23T19:14:48+00:00
- Author: Olamide

The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa
CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has expressed concern over the absence of an approved vaccine
for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.

 

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday,
Kaseya suggested that international partners had not given the disease enough attention
because it was largely viewed as an African problem.

 

“If this outbreak was in Western countries, vaccines would already be available,”
he said.

 

He explained that while the Ebola strain responsible for the 2014–2016 West African
epidemic has a licensed vaccine known as Ervebo, there is currently no approved 
vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain.

 

Kaseya disclosed that Africa CDC had begun clinical trials for new vaccines, including
a candidate developed in Egypt.

 

He also raised concerns about the scale of the outbreak, citing more than 9,500 
infections and approximately 4,600 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

Meanwhile, Nigeria reportedly confirmed its first case on Tuesday in a woman who
arrived from Uganda on October 3, with 44 contacts placed under monitoring.

 

 

 

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  TL;DR (AI Generated)

The Director-General of Africa CDC, Dr Jean Kaseya, stated that vaccines for the
Bundibugyo strain of Ebola would already exist if the outbreak had occurred in Western
nations.

He noted a lack of international attention and approved vaccines for this specific
strain, contrasting it with the licensed vaccine available for the 2014-2016 West
African epidemic.

Meanwhile, Africa CDC has initiated clinical trials for new vaccines as infections
and deaths rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria has confirmed its
first case linked to an arrival from Uganda.

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