the who is tracking an ebola outbreak caused by bundibugyo virus across the democratic republic of congo and uganda; case counts in drc's ituri province climbed past 550 confirmed with 90+ deaths, and a study estimates the true total could be more than double. within days moderna announced a coalition commitment of up to 50 million dollars to fast-track a bundibugyo-specific vaccine candidate — vaccine mobilization moving in step with a still-escalating outbreak.