Phylogenetic analysis of the 2025 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Adrienne Amuri-Aziza, Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo, Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo, Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki, Christian Ngandu, Serge Bula-Loso, Mathias Mossoko, Louis Tshulo, Prince Akil-Bandali, Richard Kitenge-Omasumbu, Daan Jansen, Isabel Brosius, Emmanuel Lokilo-Lofiko, Servet Kimbonza, Princesse Paku-Tshambu, Albert Ngonda-Tshibinda, Nono-Raymond Kuispond-Swar, Ahidjo Ayouba, Justus Nsio, Jean-Paul Mbantshi-Beya, Fiston Cikaya-Kankolongo, Olga Ntumba-Tshitenge, John Otshudiema-Otokoye, Mory Keita, Patrick Mukadi, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya, Pierre Akilimali, Sabue Mulangu, Joshua Quick, Nick Loman, Dieudonné Mwamba, Eric Delaporte, Lisa E. Hensley, Anne W. Rimoin, Samuel Wilkinson, Kevin K. Ariën, Martine Peeters, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Laurens Liesenborghs, Jason Kindrachuk, Nicola Low, Miles W. Carroll, Áine O’Toole, Piet Maes, Koen Vercauteren, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Krutika Kuppalli, Andrew Rambaut, Tony Wawina-Bokalanga, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-77542-9
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-77542-9,
  title = {Phylogenetic analysis of the 2025 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo},
  author = {Adrienne Amuri-Aziza and Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo and Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo and Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki and Christian Ngandu and Serge Bula-Loso and Mathias Mossoko and Louis Tshulo and Prince Akil-Bandali and Richard Kitenge-Omasumbu and Daan Jansen and Isabel Brosius and Emmanuel Lokilo-Lofiko and Servet Kimbonza and Princesse Paku-Tshambu and Albert Ngonda-Tshibinda and Nono-Raymond Kuispond-Swar and Ahidjo Ayouba and Justus Nsio and Jean-Paul Mbantshi-Beya and Fiston Cikaya-Kankolongo and Olga Ntumba-Tshitenge and John Otshudiema-Otokoye and Mory Keita and Patrick Mukadi and Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka and Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya and Pierre Akilimali and Sabue Mulangu and Joshua Quick and Nick Loman and Dieudonné Mwamba and Eric Delaporte and Lisa E. Hensley and Anne W. Rimoin and Samuel Wilkinson and Kevin K. Ariën and Martine Peeters and Steve Ahuka-Mundeke and Laurens Liesenborghs and Jason Kindrachuk and Nicola Low and Miles W. Carroll and Áine O’Toole and Piet Maes and Koen Vercauteren and Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum and Krutika Kuppalli and Andrew Rambaut and Tony Wawina-Bokalanga and Placide Mbala-Kingebeni},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-77542-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77542-9}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Phylogenetic analysis of the 2025 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
AU  - Adrienne Amuri-Aziza
AU  - Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo
AU  - Jean-Claude Makangara-Cigolo
AU  - Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki
AU  - Christian Ngandu
AU  - Serge Bula-Loso
AU  - Mathias Mossoko
AU  - Louis Tshulo
AU  - Prince Akil-Bandali
AU  - Richard Kitenge-Omasumbu
AU  - Daan Jansen
AU  - Isabel Brosius
AU  - Emmanuel Lokilo-Lofiko
AU  - Servet Kimbonza
AU  - Princesse Paku-Tshambu
AU  - Albert Ngonda-Tshibinda
AU  - Nono-Raymond Kuispond-Swar
AU  - Ahidjo Ayouba
AU  - Justus Nsio
AU  - Jean-Paul Mbantshi-Beya
AU  - Fiston Cikaya-Kankolongo
AU  - Olga Ntumba-Tshitenge
AU  - John Otshudiema-Otokoye
AU  - Mory Keita
AU  - Patrick Mukadi
AU  - Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka
AU  - Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya
AU  - Pierre Akilimali
AU  - Sabue Mulangu
AU  - Joshua Quick
AU  - Nick Loman
AU  - Dieudonné Mwamba
AU  - Eric Delaporte
AU  - Lisa E. Hensley
AU  - Anne W. Rimoin
AU  - Samuel Wilkinson
AU  - Kevin K. Ariën
AU  - Martine Peeters
AU  - Steve Ahuka-Mundeke
AU  - Laurens Liesenborghs
AU  - Jason Kindrachuk
AU  - Nicola Low
AU  - Miles W. Carroll
AU  - Áine O’Toole
AU  - Piet Maes
AU  - Koen Vercauteren
AU  - Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
AU  - Krutika Kuppalli
AU  - Andrew Rambaut
AU  - Tony Wawina-Bokalanga
AU  - Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
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APA

Amuri-Aziza, A., Luakanda-Ndelemo, G., Makangara-Cigolo, J., Kinganda-Lusamaki, E., Ngandu, C., Bula-Loso, S., Mossoko, M., Tshulo, L., Akil-Bandali, P., Kitenge-Omasumbu, R., Jansen, D., Brosius, I., Lokilo-Lofiko, E., Kimbonza, S., Paku-Tshambu, P., Ngonda-Tshibinda, A., Kuispond-Swar, N., Ayouba, A., Nsio, J., Mbantshi-Beya, J., Cikaya-Kankolongo, F., Ntumba-Tshitenge, O., Otshudiema-Otokoye, J., Keita, M., Mukadi, P., Mukadi-Bamuleka, D., Tshiani-Mbaya, O., Akilimali, P., Mulangu, S., Quick, J., Loman, N., Mwamba, D., Delaporte, E., Hensley, L. E., Rimoin, A. W., Wilkinson, S., Ariën, K. K., Peeters, M., Ahuka-Mundeke, S., Liesenborghs, L., Kindrachuk, J., Low, N., Carroll, M. W., O’Toole, Á., Maes, P., Vercauteren, K., Muyembe-Tamfum, J., Kuppalli, K., Rambaut, A., Wawina-Bokalanga, T., & Mbala-Kingebeni, P. (2026). Phylogenetic analysis of the 2025 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77542-9

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