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A Constrained-Evolution Hypothesis for the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Predictable Mutational Pathways, Diagnostic Fragility, and Short-Horizon Epidemic Trajectories

2026-05-27

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<h4>Background: </h4> In May 2026, Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) was confirmed in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with imported cases detected in Uganda, and the event has been described by international health authorities as of major public-health concern. Unlike Zaire ebolavirus outbreaks, official communications from WHO and CDC indicate that no widely deployed lic...

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DOI: 10.20944/preprints202605.1844.v1

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