The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for Ervebo to Merck & Co., Inc.Merck discontinued development of the related rVSV vaccines for Marburg virus (rVSV-MARV) and Sudan ebolavirus (rVSV-SUDV). Merck returned the rights on these vaccines back to Public Health Agency of Canada. The knowledge on developing rVSV vaccines which Merck gained with GAVI funding remains Mercks, and cannot be used by anyone else wishing to develop a rVSV vaccine. Ebola 2018
2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
During an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2018, the ZEBOV vaccine was used, and what was once contact tracing which numbered 1,706 individuals (ring vaccination which totaled 3,330) was reduced to zero on June 28, 2018. The outbreak completed the required 42-day cycle on July 24. 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak
On August 1, an EVD outbreak was declared in North Kivu DRC. After six months the current totals stand at 735 total cases and 371 deaths; violence in the region has helped the spread of the virus.Preliminary results show ring vaccination with the vaccine has been highly effective at reducing Ebola transmission. References
Further reading
"Scientists hail 100% effective Ebola vaccine". National Health Service. England. August 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019. Marzi A, Robertson SJ, Haddock E,  et al. (August 14, 2015). "VSV-EBOV rapidly protects macaques against infection with the 2014/15 Ebola virus outbreak strain". Science. 349 (6249): 739–42. doi:10.1126/science.aab3920. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 26249231. External links

"Ebola Vaccine VSVDG-ZEBOV". Drug Information Portal.
A ectopic testis is a testicle that, although not an undescended testicle, has taken a non-standard path through the body and ended up in an unusual location.The positions of the ectopic testis may be: in the lower part of the abdomen, front of thigh, femoral canal, skin of penis or behind the scrotum. The testis is usually developed, and accompanied by an indirect inguinal hernia. It may be divorced from the epididymis which may lie in the scrotum. See also
Cryptorchidism
Orchiopexy

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