In very simple terms, here is what Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe said about the new variant of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus currently circulating in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and Uganda:
- The current outbreak is not linked to previous outbreaks of this strain.
- Phylogenetic analysis demonstrates a new zoonotic introduction (from animals to humans).
- Genetic evidence points to a new focus rather than human-to-human transmission.
Illustration by Dr. Cheng-Yi Lee based on sequencing data from the Congolese teams at INRB Kinshasa - LabGenPath and Uganda.
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