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.

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  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:45 GMT
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• PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola Update (38): DR Congo, cases, WHO, Oxfam
  Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:20:34 -0400
  Ebola -- DR Congo
  Event Description
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  The Ministry of Health and WHO continue to closely monitor the outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with cautious optimism. On 15 Jun 2018, 5 new suspected EVD cases were reported in Bikoro Health Zone. A total of 6 laboratory specimens (from suspected cases reported previously) tested negative. No new confirmed EVD cases and no new deaths were reported on the reporting date. Since 17 May 2018, no new confirmed EVD


• PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed hemorrhagic fever - Uganda (05): (QD) comment
  Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:52:20 -0400
  Hemorrhagic Fever -- Uganda
  Date: Thu 14 Jun 2018
  From: Katharina Kopp [edited]
  
  Uganda Ministry of Health [in reply to Dr Kopp's request]:
  Laboratory results were released by @UVRIug [Uganda Virus Research Institute] concerning the patient who [died] on 10 Jun 2018.
  She was negative for Ebola, Marburg, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Rift Valley fever, and Sosuga viruses.
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  Communicated by:
  EpiCore Global Surveillance Project member
  Dr Katharina Kopp
  One Health Pathogenomics Consulting
  
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