The Unseen Enemy: Ebola's New Transmission Path Reveals Our Readiness Deficit The recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exposed a disturbing truth about our preparedness against zoonotic diseases.
A new study published in Nature Medicine reveals that the current Bundibugyo strain was transmitted to humans through an animal to human incident, which then spread rapidly due to human to human transmission.
The Unseen Enemy: Understanding Zoonotic Spillover Ebola outbreaks have historically begun with zoonotic spillover events, where the virus jumps from an animal reservoir into a person.