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Rare Ebola strain spreads undetected in DRC, exposing surveillance gaps

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A rare and deadly strain of Ebola, the Bundibugyo variant, has spread silently in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leading to hundreds of suspected cases and dozens of deaths. The outbreak, which may have been circulating for weeks, highlights significant gaps in disease surveillance, particularly in regions with overlapping symptoms with common illnesses like malaria and typhoid. Health authorities were alerted late, by which time a substantial number of infections and fatalities had already occurred, prompting a global emergency alert. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    Silent spread of rare and deadly Ebola strain exposes surveillance gaps

    A rare Ebola outbreak that may have circulated undetected in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo for several weeks has exposed the difficulty of detecting deadly viruses in regions where malaria, typhoid and other fever-causing illnesses were common and health systems were …

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