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New Ebola outbreak likely sparked by a person infected 5 years ago – Science Magazine
Genome analyses suggesting virus persistence raise worries about stigmatization of survivors
The Ebola virus may cause latent infections in survivors that could spark new outbreaks.
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By Kai KupferschmidtMar. 12, 2021 , 1:15 PM
An Ebola outbreak in Guinea that has so far sickened at least 18 people and killed nine has stirred difficult memories of the devastating epidemic that struck the West African country between 2013 and 2016, along with neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone, leaving…
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