WHO says Congo's Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared

The World Health Organization says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in MayBUNIA, Congo -- The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said Monday, as responders in eastern Congo struggle to catch up.The WHO regional director for Africa, Mohamed Yakub Janabi, told a news conference that sequencing indicated the outbreak's start. He said some cases early in the outbreak were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid.“So we are chasing the virus, the virus is ahead of us,” Janabi said.Confirmed cases of Ebola in this outbreak have reached 4,200, including over 1,900 deaths, according to the latest government figures.The outbreak declared on May 15 is unlike most previous ones for Ebola because the Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines or treatments. Early testing was conducted for the more common type of Ebola, contributing to delays.This Ebola outbreak has killed more people at a quicker rate than any other, including the 2014-2016 outbreak that is considered the worst on record with over 11,000...