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Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum

Congolese virologist

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  • 6d ago

    DR Congo Ebola deaths surpass 3,000 as Bundibugyo outbreak spreads across six provinces

    The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 3,007 people among 6,186 confirmed cases, making it the country's deadliest epidemic on record as health authorities struggle with the Bundibugyo strain.

  • Aug 12

    Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 2,000 deaths as unseen Bundibugyo variant spreads undetected for months

    The Democratic Republic of Congo's 17th Ebola outbreak has killed at least 2,061 people among 4,449 confirmed cases, driven by a previously unseen Bundibugyo variant that spread undetected for months before being declared on 15 May.

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