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Uncovering the Drivers of Ebola Virus Disease Resurgence in DRC: A Root Cause Analysis of the 16th Outbreak in Mwaka, Kasai Province (2025)

2025-09-08

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) experienced its 16th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in 2025, centered in the Bulape Health Zone of Kasai Province. This outbreak occurred amid multiple concurrent epidemics and in a region with limited health infrastructure. Genomic sequencing revealed a new zoonotic spillover, genetically related to the 1976 Yambuku strain. <h4...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7543616/v1

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