Vincent, Kathy, and Alan review the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the finding that mutations identified in the 2015 West African epidemic do not alter pathogenesis in animals.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

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New Ebola virus outbreakin DRC (WHO)
Ebola virus case in urban area of DRC(WHO)
Ebola virus outbreak not PHEIC(WHO)
Ebola virus vaccinearrives in DRC (CIDRAP)
Recent Ebola-Makona mutationsdo not alter pathogenesis (Cell Rep)
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TWiV 494: Ebola Makona is the opposite of hakuna matata