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. The largest outbreak to date was the epidemic in West Africa, which occurred from December 2013, to January 2016, with 28,646 cases and 11,323 deaths. Other outbreaks in Africa began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2017 and 2018. In July 2019, the World Health Organization declared the Congo Ebola outbreak a world health emergency.

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. Until recent, no vaccines were effective. In December 2016, Ebola was found to be 70–100% prevented by rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, making it the first proven vaccine against the disease. More than 100,000 people have been vaccinated against Ebola as of 2019.

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.

• New Ebola Outbreak In Congo Creates Unparalleled Challenges During A Pandemic - Forbes
  Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:59 GMT
• The DRC needs an Ebola survivor program to quell its outbreak - STAT
  Tue, 04 Aug 2020 08:54 GMT
• WHO Ebola Virus Disease Definitions Are Suboptimal, Study Shows - Contagionlive.com
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT
• Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 74 in latest outbreak - Anadolu Agency
  Thu, 06 Aug 2020 11:21 GMT
• Ebola Outbreak Reaches 60 Patients in Mbandaka, DRC - Contagionlive.com
  Tue, 21 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT
• W.H.O. Asks for Help Fighting Growing Ebola Outbreak - The New York Times
  Thu, 16 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT
• Why Is Covid-19 More Deadly Than Ebola? An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains - Forbes
  Fri, 31 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT
• Ebola prepared these countries for coronavirus — but now even they are floundering - Nature.com
  Tue, 21 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT
• Nearly 50 confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo - Anadolu Agency
  Tue, 14 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT
• What Ebola Taught Susan Rice About the Next Pandemic - POLITICO
  Thu, 06 Aug 2020 08:30 GMT
• Ebola healthcare workers protest in DR Congo - Anadolu Agency
  Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:48 GMT
• Ebola Survivors Face Stigma, Reproductive Health Impact - Contagionlive.com
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT
• Ebola in Equateur province | UNICEF Democratic Republic of the Congo - UNICEF
  Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:25 GMT
• The United States announces $7.5 million in additional humanitarian assistance to contain Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo - ReliefWeb
  Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:00 GMT
• Coronavirus and Ebola Together Test a Beleaguered Congo - The Wall Street Journal
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (38): Congo DR (EQ)
  Sat, 08 Aug 2020 17:01:21 -0400
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