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  1. "Africa CDC is concerned about the risk of further spread due to the urban context of Bunia and Rwampara, intense population movement, mining-related mobility in Mongwalu, insecurity in affected areas, gaps in contact listing, infection prevention and control challenges, and the proximity of affected areas to Uganda and South Sudan."

    africacdc.org/news-item/africa

  2. It also appears not to be Ebola Zaire, the Ebola species targeted by currently approved vaccines:
    "preliminary laboratory results from the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) have detected Ebola virus in 13 of 20 samples tested. The results suggest a non-Zaire ebolavirus."

  3. While everyone is watching hantavirus I'm actually much more eager to learn more about the Ebola outbreak in DRC's Ituri Province that Africa CDC has confirmed.
    Early information makes it sound very large for an outbreak that has just been reported: "about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths"