WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record began in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday.
The outbreak is unfolding under some of the most challenging conditions imaginable, with strikes by some unpaid health workers, threats from rebel groups, anger from long-traumatized communities and misinformation asserting that Ebola isn't real.
Declared on May 15, it is unlike most previous Ebola outbreaks because the rare Bundibugyo virus responsible has no approved vaccines or treatments.
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