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Ebola outbreak traced back to February

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BUNIA, Congo -- The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch up.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    WHO says Ebola outbreak in Congo likely started in February, months before it was declared (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    WHO says Ebola outbreak in Congo likely started in February, months before it was declared

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    WHO says Congo's Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo started in February, months before it was officially declared on May 15

  3. Jonesboro Sun

    WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    The World Health Organization says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in May. The WHO regional director says early cases were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid. Confirmed cases have reached 4,200, with…

  4. Al Jazeera

    DRC’s Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, says WHO (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Earlier cases of the disease were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid, the WHO said.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started month before it was declared, WHO says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The World Health Organization says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in May.

  6. France 24

    Ebola started 3 months earlier than official declaration (opens France 24)

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    The WHO says that sequencing shows that the fast moving Ebola outbreak in DR Congo started about 3 months before the emergency was officially declared in May. Also, its crunch week for Zambia as voters gear up for elections.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ebola outbreak traced back to February (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    BUNIA, Congo -- The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch up.

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