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Analysis of 179 new Ebola virus sequences from patient samples collected in Guinea between March 2014 and January 2015 shows how different lineages evolved and spread in West Africa. Supplementary information The online version of this article (doi:10.1038/nature14594) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.