Outbreak History | Ebola | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and …
2024年5月6日 · Ebola disease was first identified in 1976 after an outbreak in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, these viruses have emerged periodically from the unknown animal that carries them and infected people in several African countries.
Ebola virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年4月20日 · Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in what is now Nzara, South Sudan, and the other in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name.
Ebola: overview, history, origins and transmission - GOV.UK
2023年1月12日 · Ebola virus is introduced into the human population through contact with blood, organs, or other bodily fluids of an infected animal.
Ebola - Wikipedia
Ebola was first identified in 1976, in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara (a town in South Sudan) and the other in Yambuku (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), a village near the Ebola River, for which the disease was named. [1] Ebola outbreaks occur intermittently in tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa. [1]
Ebola | Cause, Symptoms, Treatment, & Transmission | Britannica
2024年11月15日 · Ebola, infectious disease caused by a virus of the family Filoviridae that is responsible for a severe and often fatal viral hemorrhagic fever. In humans, ebolaviruses cause fatality in 25 to 90 percent of cases.
Ebola Disease Basics | Ebola | CDC - Centers for Disease Control …
2024年4月23日 · Ebola disease is caused by a group of viruses, known as orthoebolaviruses (formally ebolavirus) 1. These viruses can cause serious illness that, without treatment, can cause death. Orthoebolaviruses were discovered in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and are found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ebola virus facts and information - National Geographic
2019年4月9日 · Ebola virus, formally called Zaire ebolavirus, is a rare virus that infects humans and nonhuman animals such as pigs and other primates. It is one among several viruses within the genus...
Origins of the Ebola epidemic - World Health Organization …
The next day, the laboratory confirmed that the causative agent was the Zaire species, the most lethal virus in the Ebola family. That same day, the government alerted WHO to what was described as a “rapidly evolving” outbreak of Ebola virus disease.
History of Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks - CDC Stacks
Ebola virus was first described in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, the virus has emerged periodically and infected people in several African countries.
Ebola virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
2019年6月19日 · The Ebola virus was first identified in 1976 when 2 simultaneous outbreaks occurred, 1 in Yambuku, a village not far from the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the other in a remote area of Sudan.