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Congo's Ebola Epidemic Began With A Fresh Jump From An Animal. Dating It Will Take More Genomes

Published by Forbes By John Drake, Contributor, John Drake, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/ · 11 August 2026 at 21:41
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Congo's Ebola Epidemic Began With A Fresh Jump From An Animal. Dating It Will Take More Genomes
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The first genomes from Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak point to a recent animal spillover, but are too few to date when the jump happened.

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