Ebola epidemic in East Africa: delayed diagnosis in DRC

The first documented cases of Bundibugyo Ebola in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo, were detected with a one-month diagnostic delay before official confirmation.

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This delay complicated the health response to this less common virus variant.

A first death was also confirmed in neighboring Uganda, where epidemic status was declared in Kampala.

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