Ebola Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in ebola. Ebola (Ebola hemorrhagic fever), is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees. Ebola is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus. There are five identified Ebolavirus species, four of which have caused disease in humans. Ebola is found in several African countries. The first Ebola species was discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, outbreaks have appeared sporadically in Africa. When an infection does occur in humans, the virus can be spread to others through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with Ebola, or through contact with objects that have been contaminated with the blood or body fluids of an infected person. Currently there are no specific vaccines or medicines that have been proven to be effective against Ebola.

The objectives of Ebola Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for ebola and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to ebola.

• Broad-range Ebola drug shows promise in animal tests - Health24
  Fri, 18 Jan 2019 04:36 GMT
• WHO expert: Ebola outbreak to continue at least 6 more months - CIDRAP
  Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:06 GMT
• Vaccine hesitancy a top 'threat to global health' - ABC News
  Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:15 GMT
• Another piece of Ebola virus puzzle identified - Medical Xpress
  Thu, 17 Jan 2019 08:05 GMT
• Elections in the time of Ebola: Congo votes amid disease - The Associated Press
  Wed, 19 Dec 2018 08:00 GMT
• San Antonio Researcher Finds New Treatment For Ebola - Texas Public Radio
  Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:17 GMT
• World's 2nd-deadliest Ebola outbreak reaches 600 confirmed cases - ABC News
  Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:09 GMT
• American monitored for possible Ebola did not have disease - NBCNews.com
  Sun, 13 Jan 2019 02:41 GMT
• DRC Ebola total climbs to 644 led by spike in Katwa cases - CIDRAP
  Mon, 14 Jan 2019 23:04 GMT
• Breakthrough Made in Treating Ebola Virus - VOA News
  Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:24 GMT
• Ebola outbreak in Congo surpasses 600 cases amid more violence - CNN
  Wed, 02 Jan 2019 08:00 GMT
• Ebola Suspected In Sweden After Man Vomits Blood, But Test Is Negative - Forbes
  Sat, 05 Jan 2019 08:00 GMT
• Mengla: the Ebola-like virus recently found in China - The Conversation - UK
  Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:53 GMT
• Trek Into Congo Forest Reveals an Ebola Crisis Fueled by Violence - The New York Times
  Wed, 26 Dec 2018 08:00 GMT
• University of Nebraska Medical Center Releases Ebola Suspect - PrecisionVaccinations
  Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:46 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (06): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, prevention, challenges
  Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:31:35 -0500
  Ebola -- DR Congo
  - Since vaccination began on 8 Aug 2018, 59 856 people have been vaccinated.
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  Communicated by:
  ProMED-mail Rapporteurs Kunihiko Iizuka and Mary Marshall
  [Helen Branswell @HelenBranswell ()
  #Ebola news in the @WHOAFRO weekly outbreak bulletin: There's been another #Ebola infection in a healthcare worker. This is the 56th in this outbreak.
  See also the Ebola dashboard for number of contacts, confirmed cases, fatal cases, figure of weekly distribution of cases, and more at . -