Bundibugyo strain, mentioned 4 times across podcast episodes and expert conversations analyzed by Sonic.
The case fatality rate for the 1976 Ebola outbreak was 90%, while previous outbreaks of the Bundibugyo strain had a fatality rate of about 30%.
The identification of the current Ebola outbreak was delayed because existing diagnostic tests, designed for other strains, were not effective against the Bundibugyo strain.
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which is different from the Zaire strain for which approved vaccines and treatments exist.