Sequence data from the new #Ebola outbreak in DRC suggests it is indeed a new spillover.
And just incredible to see the virus sequenced and publicly shared less than 24 hours after confirmation of the outbreak.
https://virological.org/t/the-16th-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-in-bulape-health-zone-kasai-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-a-new-spillover-event-from-an-unknown-reservoir-host/1003
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