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Exploring the Temporal and Spatial Relationships Between the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks in Likati (2017) and Eastern DRC (2018–2020): A Retrospective Multidisciplinary Analysis

  • By

  • Sung Joon Park

  • Antoine Nkuba-Ndaye

  • Kennedy Muhindo-Wema

  • Noëlla Mulopo-Mukanya

  • Marie-Anne Kavira-Muhindo

  • Jacques Kwizera-Sendegeya

  • Mireille Muloki-Nsele

  • Mwimba Morisho-Mungeleza

  • Nene Morisho-Mwanabiningo

  • Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka

  • February 3, 2026

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    The study investigates the spatiotemporal clustering of Ebola virus outbreaks in the DRC, focusing on the Likati and Ituri/North Kivu outbreaks.

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    The tenth EBOV outbreak (2018-2020) in Ituri/North Kivu was the second largest in history, with 3470 cases and 2287 deaths recorded.

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    Genomic analysis revealed that the Likati and Ituri outbreaks belong to different phylogenetic lineages, indicating they are not directly linked.

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    The research suggests that movement of Ebola survivors from the Likati outbreak may have contributed to the geographic clustering of subsequent outbreaks.

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    A survivor from the Likati outbreak was identified as having traveled to Ituri Province in January 2018, potentially initiating a new transmission chain.

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Exploring the Temporal and Spatial Relationships Between the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks in Likati (2017) and Eastern DRC (2018–2020): A Retrospective Multidisciplinary Analysis

  • by Sung Joon Park, Antoine Nkuba-Ndaye, Kennedy Muhindo-Wema, Noëlla Mulopo-Mukanya, Marie-Anne Kavira-Muhindo, Jacques Kwizera-Sendegeya, Mireille Muloki-Nsele, Mwimba Morisho-Mungeleza, Nene Morisho-Mwanabiningo, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka

  • February 3, 2026

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