How did the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo become so deadly? This Bundibugyo strain has killed nearly 50 per cent of those infected, and the current outbreak is spreading much faster than any previous strain of the disease.
There are concerns that the virus could spread to major population centres like the DRC's capital Kinshasa, which has a population of 18 million people.
Health experts are pinning their hopes on fast-tracked vaccines that have not yet been proven to work.
Adam Harvey reports.
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