A recent Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo was caused by a new spillover event from an animal reservoir, rather than a recurrence of a previous strain. Genome sequencing from 22 specimens, published in Nature Medicine, indicates the virus has been spreading among humans for several months. Scientists are working to more accurately date the origin of the outbreak, with current estimates suggesting it began in February, though earlier cases may have been misdiagnosed. AI
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- ADAR
- Bundibugyo
- Kai Kupferschmidt
- Kampala
- Kinshasa
- Mohamed Yakub Janabi
- Mongbwalu
- National Institute of Biomedical Research
- Nature Medicine
- science
- Uganda
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