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First Ebola case identified 50 years ago in Democratic Republic of Congo

Mabalo Lokela, a Zairian teacher, was the first official Ebola case identified in 1976.

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This outbreak mobilized Congolese and international researchers.

DRC is currently facing its worst Ebola epidemic.

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