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Bundibugyo virus Ebola cases reported in DRC, Kenya and Nigeria

Original: Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Nigeria

Health authorities are monitoring Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus, with cases reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Nigeria. The World Health Organization is tracking the outbreak of this rarer Ebola species, first identified in Uganda in 2007, and regional teams are working to contain its spread.

Why now: A multi-country Ebola outbreak involving a less common virus species raises immediate public health concern across Africa.

World Health OrganizationDemocratic Republic of the CongoKenyaNigeriaBundibugyo virus

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