{"id":9422,"date":"2026-06-23T09:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=9422"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:26:42","slug":"ebola-virus-outbreak-update-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=9422","title":{"rendered":"How Bad Could the Ebola Outbreak Get? Latest on Testing, Tracing and Vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"g-bk-V8f179Fixhhyvg\" data-preview-slug=\"bk-V8f179Fixhhyvg\" data-birdkit-hydrate=\"17e33337e946d37d\">\n<p>\t<!--[--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!----><\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-wrapper  svelte-nnmo52 g-needs-margin-block\" style=\"--g-wrapper_hed-text-wrap:balance\"><!--[-1--><!--]--> <!--[-1--><!--]--> <!----> <!--[-1--><!--]--><!----><\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Health officials say that the Ebola outbreak in East Africa could become one of the worst ever recorded unless the response ramps up. There have been signs of improvement, but many hurdles remain. Here\u2019s what will determine how fast the epidemic can be contained.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!--[--><!--[0--><\/p>\n<nav class=\"navigation-top svelte-u0hv5r\" aria-label=\"Article sections\">\n<ol class=\"navigation-top__list svelte-u0hv5r\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<li class=\"navigation-top__item  svelte-u0hv5r\"><a class=\"navigation-top__link svelte-u0hv5r\" href=\"#testing\">How widespread is testing?<\/a> <!--[0-->\n<p class=\"navigation-top__summary svelte-u0hv5r\">Limited testing meant missed cases early on, though things are improving.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"navigation-top__item  svelte-u0hv5r\"><a class=\"navigation-top__link svelte-u0hv5r\" href=\"#effective\">Can infected people be traced and isolated?<\/a> <!--[0-->\n<p class=\"navigation-top__summary svelte-u0hv5r\">More Ebola exposures are being tracked, but blind spots remain.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"navigation-top__item  svelte-u0hv5r\"><a class=\"navigation-top__link svelte-u0hv5r\" href=\"#vaccine\">When will vaccines and treatment become available?<\/a> <!--[0-->\n<p class=\"navigation-top__summary svelte-u0hv5r\">Testing and approving vaccines and treatments could take several months or more.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"navigation-top__item  svelte-u0hv5r\"><a class=\"navigation-top__link svelte-u0hv5r\" href=\"#travel\">How far might the infection travel?<\/a> <!--[0-->\n<p class=\"navigation-top__summary svelte-u0hv5r\">Global spread appears very unlikely. Spread within the highly mobile affected region is much more likely.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"navigation-top__item  svelte-u0hv5r\"><a class=\"navigation-top__link svelte-u0hv5r\" href=\"#deadly\">How deadly is the virus?<\/a> <!--[0-->\n<p class=\"navigation-top__summary svelte-u0hv5r\">It\u2019s not clear yet, but this Ebola species may be less deadly than others.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/li>\n<p><!--]--><\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!--[--><!--[0--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->An early failure to identify the Bundibugyo virus, the species responsible for the outbreak, followed by a lack of testing equipment, led to major delays in identifying infected people. That has made current case counts almost certainly lower than reality.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Without fast test results, health workers can\u2019t rule out malaria, which has similar early symptoms to Ebola disease. And without rapid confirmation, health workers can\u2019t move on to the next steps: isolation and contact tracing, to prevent further spread.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Congo\u2019s national biomedical research institute, with help from international health agencies, has expanded genetic testing for the virus at the outbreak epicenter and out into potentially affected areas. Most tests are processed the same day.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->But challenges remain.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Many samples still have to be transported for hours over rutted dirt roads to central labs. There is no electronic record system in the local health systems, which slows the sharing of results. Many test sites were connected to the internet for the first time just this week.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Another hurdle is persuading people to get tested.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Some infected people will make their way to new Ebola treatment centers, especially if communities gain trust after they see people being saved there. Ideally, each patient would be kept in isolation until they test negative, but there is a shortage of the building materials needed to set up these spaces.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Community testing is also critical for those who don\u2019t go on their own to testing centers, but that process is labor intensive and slow.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!--[--><!--[0--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!----><\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-wrapper g-tracing svelte-nnmo52\" style=\"--g-wrapper_hed-text-wrap:balance\" aria-label=\"graphic\"><!--[-1--><!--]--> <!--[-1--><!--]--> <!----> <!--[0--><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-block g-block-margin svelte-ki8lyz g-margin-inline\">\n<div class=\"g-block-width g-max-width-body svelte-ki8lyz\"><!--[--><!--[--><!--]--> <!--[--><!--[0--><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-fkyd84\" style=\"--g-caption-display:inline;--g-caption-margin-bottom:0;\"><!--[-1--><!--]--> <!--[0--><span class=\"g-note svelte-fkyd84\"><!---->Note: Contact tracing data for Democratic Republic of Congo.<!----><\/span><!--]--> <!--[0--><span class=\"g-source svelte-fkyd84\"><!---->Sources: Democratic Republic of Congo National Institute of Public Health; Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<!----><\/span><!--]--> <!--[0--><span class=\"g-credit svelte-fkyd84\"><!---->The New York Times<!----><\/span><!--]--><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--> <!--[--><!--]--><!--]--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!----><\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Without proven treatment or a vaccine to protect against the Bundibugyo virus, only public health measures like contact tracing can bring the outbreak under control.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->To stop the outbreak, 95 percent of people who have been in close contact with someone infected must be identified and monitored for symptoms. Uganda is succeeding in tracing almost all contacts, the World Health Organization says,\u00a0but on the Congolese side of the border, the situation is far more challenging.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->The outbreak is occurring in an active conflict zone, and the disease is spreading in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/ebola\/ebola-outbreak-dr-congo-expands-large-displacement-camp\">crowded displacement camps<\/a>. As it does, contact tracers are hampered by community mistrust. Contact tracing rates have improved over time, reaching about 70 percent in recent days, but the authorities warn that thousands of contacts of Ebola patients are still not being followed.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->There are many reasons people don\u2019t want to engage with public health workers.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Some fear being forced into an isolation center when they need to work to feed their families in communities where hundreds of thousands of people rely on humanitarian aid for survival.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->And with misinformation rife on social media, they may not believe that the epidemic is real.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Some are frustrated that the international community shows up with help for Ebola outbreaks, but there is little to be had for the malaria cases that kill children in large numbers, or for safe childbirth or malnutrition.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->There is also fear that if they or a family member dies in a health center, they will be denied traditional funeral rites, including bathing of the body. That is a cultural touchstone, but it poses a major risk for spreading the virus.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->All of these factors keep people from seeking help if they develop symptoms, and may also prompt them to evade contact tracers.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!--[--><!--[0--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->While there are approved vaccines and treatments for Ebola, there are none that specifically target the species of the virus behind this outbreak. For now, the only treatment that the W.H.O. recommends is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789241515894\">supportive care<\/a>. That can include IV fluids, antibiotics for bacterial infections and management of organ failure and other complications.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->The W.H.O. and other organizations are currently setting up clinical trials for potential vaccines and treatments, but even if they are found to be effective, it may take several months before any can be used for the current outbreak.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation, a nonprofit organization, is providing more than $63 million to create and test <a href=\"https:\/\/cepi.net\/cepi-awards-public-health-vaccines-us19m-accelerate-bundibugyo-ebolavirus-vaccine\">Bundibugyo vaccines<\/a>. So far, it\u2019s supporting four vaccines, with more potentially to be added to the portfolio.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->These vaccines are variations on ones that are already used against many pathogens. \u201cNow what we need to do is adapt the designs we\u2019ve got to Bundibugyo and scale up the manufacturing as quickly as possible,\u201d Richard Hatchett, the chief executive of CEPI, said.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->For people who are already sick with Bundibugyo virus, researchers hope to test several drugs, among them monoclonal antibodies, which lock onto the surface of a virus and prevent it from getting into cells. One of them, known as MBP-134, has already proven especially promising against Bundibugyo in tests on monkeys. Clinical trials have demonstrated that it is safe for people.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Antiviral drugs, which could lower the risk that exposed people develop Ebola in the first place, may also help stop the spread, too.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->A clinical trial is in the planning stages to give the drug obeldesivir to people who have had contact with patients but have yet to develop symptoms. One attraction of obeldesivir is that it is a cheap pill, rather than an expensive infusion like MBP-134.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->These trials may take months to deliver results. Many past Ebola outbreaks ended before clinical trials could even begin.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!--[--><!--[0--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!----><\/p>\n<figure class=\"g-wrapper  svelte-nnmo52 g-needs-margin-block\" style=\"--g-wrapper_hed-text-wrap:balance\" aria-label=\"graphic\"><!--[0--><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-block g-block-margin svelte-ki8lyz g-margin-inline\">\n<div class=\"g-block-width g-max-width-body svelte-ki8lyz\"><!--[--><!--[--><!--]--> <!--[--><!--[0--><\/p>\n<p><!--[0--><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"g-heading svelte-ork8ht\"><!----><strong>Areas most likely to see travel in and out of the outbreak\u2019s epicenter<\/strong><!----><\/h3>\n<p><!--]--> <!--[-1--><!--]--><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--> <!--[--><!--]--><!--]--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--> <!--[-1--><!--]--> <!----> <!--[0--><\/p>\n<div class=\"g-block g-block-margin svelte-ki8lyz g-margin-inline\">\n<div class=\"g-block-width g-max-width-600px svelte-ki8lyz\" style=\"max-width: 600px;\"><!--[--><!--[--><!--]--> <!--[--><!--[0--><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-fkyd84\" style=\"--g-caption-display:inline;--g-caption-margin-bottom:0;\"><!--[-1--><!--]--> <!--[0--><span class=\"g-note svelte-fkyd84\"><!---->Note: Areas affected as of June 19. Shape of areas affected corresponds to healthcare subdivisions or districts in each country.<!----><\/span><!--]--> <!--[0--><span class=\"g-source svelte-fkyd84\"><!---->Sources: Flowminder and International Organization on Migration via REACH (mobility data); W.H.O. (areas affected).<!----><\/span><!--]--> <!--[0--><span class=\"g-credit svelte-fkyd84\"><!---->The New York Times<!----><\/span><!--]--><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--> <!--[--><!--]--><!--]--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!----><\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->People outside eastern Congo and its immediate border countries \u2014 Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan \u2014 are at very little risk.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->If an infected person travels to a high-income country, the case would most likely be identified quickly and spread controlled. There is no clear evidence the virus is airborne, and it is instead contracted through contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->But people within the outbreak region are at high risk.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Much of that risk has to do with the population\u2019s vulnerability. The three affected provinces of Congo have a population of about 15 million. At least a third of these people are displaced at any one time, the United Nations says. When in camps, they live in highly congested settings with limited sanitation facilities.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Many people in the region make a living in trade and artisanal mining, which takes them back and forth across borders.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->Uganda closed its official crossings with Congo in the first days of the declared outbreak. But that is no guarantee of safety. As many as 30,000 people a day generally traverse the border, and many are now using informal border crossings that don\u2019t have health screenings.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->The virus has also spread from the epicenter in Ituri south to the provinces of North and South Kivu, which are under the control of a militia that does not cooperate with the Congolese government. There are busy borders in this region, too: Fifty thousand people a day typically cross the border from Goma, in North Kivu, to Rwanda. 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Estimates of case-fatality rates can vary.<!----><\/span><!--]--> <!--[0--><span class=\"g-source svelte-fkyd84\"><!---->Sources: Epiforecasts, World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Johns Hopkins University, Global Health Data Exchange, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, Global Mapping of Infectious Disease Risk, National Institutes of Health, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, University of Oxford, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Inserm, Imperial College, Harvard University, Hong Kong University, Lancaster University and University of Bern.<!----><\/span><!--]--> <!--[0--><span class=\"g-credit svelte-fkyd84\"><!---->The New York Times<!----><\/span><!--]--><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--> <!--[--><!--]--><!--]--><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!----><\/figure>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->It\u2019s far too soon to be sure, but there are some indications that the death rate from Bundibugyo may be less than has been seen with the virus that has caused most Ebola outbreaks.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->In the initial stages, the symptoms of the disease \u2014 fever, weakness, gastrointestinal pain, vomiting \u2014 can mimic those of myriad illnesses common in Africa, including malaria, typhoid and dysentery. As they get worse, some patients experience severe damage to their blood vessels and organs, and they may eventually die of multi-organ failure.<!----><!--]--><!----><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--[0--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[-1--><!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text g-body-text svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\"><!--[0--><!---->In the case of Bundibugyo, more patients seem to be experiencing symptoms on the milder end of the spectrum, according to doctors in the Congo who have treated both kinds. 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