WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak may have begun in February, months before May declaration, per genetic sequencing. Africa chief spoke in Bunia, Ituri Province. 4,209 cases, 1,916 deaths as of Aug. 7.
WHO Regional Director for Africa Mohamed Yakub Janabi said genetic sequencing indicates the DRC Ebola outbreak likely began as early as February, months before it was officially declared on May 15. Speaking in Bunia, Ituri Province, he said the virus had probably been circulating for months before detection, with 4,209 confirmed cases and 1,916 deaths recorded as of Aug. 7.
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