Ebola Outbreak Claims at least 131 Lives as New Virus Variant Lacks Vaccine or Treatment
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An ongoing Ebola epidemic has killed at least 131 people, with health authorities reporting that the current virus variant has no available vaccine or specific treatment. The outbreak involves a strain of the Ebola virus for which existing medical countermeasures are ineffective, complicating containment efforts. Slovak health experts have assessed that the risk to Slovakia remains negligible despite the international health concern, as the outbreak appears geographically distant from Central Europe.