DR Congo Ebola outbreak likely began in January, months before official detection, allowing the virus to spread widely before authorities identified it, Science journal reports
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak likely began in January, months before official detection, allowing the virus to spread widely before authorities identified it, according to a Science journal report.
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