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New transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak, study says
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A new study indicates that the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is caused by a previously unseen variant of the Bundibugyo species. Researchers believe the virus jumped from animals to humans rather than evolving from previous human-to-human outbreaks.
DAKAR, Aug 11 (Reuters) – The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo concerns a previously unseen variant of the rare Bundibugyo species of the virus, indicating it stemmed from a new transmission from animals to humans rather than from variants linked to earlier outbreaks, a new study said.
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