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Ebola Outbreak Likely Started Months Ago, Spread Undetected: WHO

The Ebola outbreak probably started months ago in central Africa and spread undetected until a super-spreader event in early May, possibly a funeral, World Health Organization officials said. The rare Bundibugyo strain circulated for “a couple months” before being identified …

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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, Ebola Outbreak Likely Started Months Ago, Spread Undetected: WHO, The Ebola outbreak probably started months ago in central Africa and spread undetected until a super-spreader event in early May, possibly a funeral, World Health Organization officials said. The rare Bundibugyo strain circulated for “a couple months” before being identified …

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