Since 1976, Ebola viruses have caused sporadic outbreaks and epidemics throughout central and west Africa. In recent years, the size and duration of these outbreaks has grown exponentially, as exemplified by over 28 000 cases with more than 11 000 deaths in the 2013–16 west African epidemic. An ongoing outbreak in the Ituri and North Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began in July 2018 and has spilled over to Uganda, resulting in 2181 cases and 1459 deaths (as of June 17, 2019).
Original Article: [Comment] Use of reverse genetics to inform Ebola outbreak responses