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How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history

When three members of his hospital team died within days of treating the same patient, Dr Richard Lokudu suspected Ebola had been spreading before authorities detected the outbreak. The patient had arrived at Mongbwalu General Hospital in Ituri Province for surgery in early April, weeks before the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

  • Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province becomes deadliest in DRC history
  • Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) causes over 2,300 deaths
  • Challenges include conflict, population movement, delayed identification

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