DRC Ebola Outbreak Began Months Earlier Than Declared, WHO Finds
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak—the fastest-growing on record—started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May. WHO sequencing suggests early cases were misattributed to malaria and typhoid. With 4,200 confirmed cases and at least 1,900 deaths, the Bundibugyo strain has no licensed vaccines or treatments, delaying response. WHO is pursuing Ervebo vaccine trials while Bundibugyo vaccines are in early development, amid challenges from strikes, conflict, misinformation, and displacement.
- DRC’s Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, says WHO Al Jazeera
- WHO says Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared apnews.com
- Africa CDC and WHO call for urgent, community-led action to contain Ebola in the DRC World Health Organization (WHO)
- Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating, officials say The Guardian
- Ebola started in DR Congo earlier and officials are playing catch-up, WHO warns BBC
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