Ebola outbreak in DR Congo began months before announcement — WHO

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The World Health Organization reported that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo started months before being publicly announced. Early cases were misdiagnosed as malaria, typhoid fever, or infection by a more common Ebola strain, delaying appropriate response.

The initial cases were mistakenly diagnosed as malaria, typhoid fever or infection with a more common type of Ebola virus