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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed 8,000 confirmed cases, with 3,901 deaths reported. No approved vaccine or specific treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain.
At the second UN high-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, world leaders approved a political declaration. Talks continue on a pathogen-sharing annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement.
The World Health Organization released guidelines adding mifepristone as an emergency contraception option, backing extended use of combined pills and five-year use of implants, and setting out a profile for future male methods.
