--- title: Molecular & Serology Blog | reference materials description: reference materials | Molecular & Serology Blog --- ![logo](https://seracare.com/Content/themes/Skin_Default/images/lgc_logo.png) SeraCare is part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics - [Learn More](https://www.lgcclinicaldiagnostics.com/) [![SeraCare](https://blog.seracare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/0.%20Logos/SeraCare/SeraCare.png?width=400&name=SeraCare.png "SeraCare")](https://www.seracare.com) - [Home](https://blog.seracare.com/ngs) - [About](https://digital.seracare.com/about-blog) - [News and Events](http://www.seracare.com/NewsEvents/NewsCenter/tabid/354/Default.aspx) - [Contact](http://www.seracare.com/Contact/tabid/366/Default.aspx) ## [Diagnostic Precision](https://blog.seracare.com/) A SeraCare blog focused on precision medicine and advanced clinical diagnostics Choose your Article Focus | [NGS](https://blog.seracare.com/ngs) | [Molecular & Serology](https://blog.seracare.com/molecular-serology-blog) ## [Ebola Outbreak 2018: Diagnostics Again are Essential to Minimize Spread and to Control Disease](https://blog.seracare.com/molecular-serology-blog/ebola-outbreak-2018-diagnostics-again-are-essential-to-minimize-spread-and-to-control-disease) Category: [Accuplex](https://blog.seracare.com/molecular-serology-blog/tag/accuplex), [reference materials](https://blog.seracare.com/molecular-serology-blog/tag/reference-materials), [ebola](https://blog.seracare.com/molecular-serology-blog/tag/ebola), [Molecular & Serology](https://blog.seracare.com/molecular-serology-blog/tag/molecular-serology) Posted by [Catherine Huang, PhD](https://blog.seracare.com/molecular-serology-blog/author/catherine-huang-phd) on Jun 25, 2018 12:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.seracare.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ebola%20outbreak2018-1.png)](https://blog.seracare.com/molecular-serology-blog/ebola-outbreak-2018-diagnostics-again-are-essential-to-minimize-spread-and-to-control-disease) On April 4th, 2018, a new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) occurred in Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of June 10th, there have been a total of 55 EVD cases and 28 deaths with a case fatality rate of 50.9%. 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