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.

• FDA Approves First Treatment for Ebola Virus - FDA.gov
  Wed, 14 Oct 2020 07:00 GMT
• FDA Approves First Ebola Treatment: What to Know - Healthline
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:33 GMT
• Village that endured Ebola can teach the U.S. about COVID-19 - Los Angeles Times
  Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:00 GMT
• Targeting the Shell of the Ebola Virus for a Knock-Out with Antivirals - Global Biodefense
  Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:10 GMT
• US Approves First Treatment for Ebola Virus - VOA Learning English
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 07:00 GMT
• First Ebola treatment approved by FDA - Chemical & Engineering News
  Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:20 GMT
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Revised Emergency Appeal - Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak Containment Strategy and Red Cross / Red Crescent Response Plan, n° MDRCD026, Revision 6 - Democratic Republic of the Congo - ReliefWeb
  Wed, 07 Oct 2020 07:00 GMT
• Longitudinal antibody and T cell responses in Ebola virus disease survivors and contacts: an observational cohort study - The Lancet
  Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:00 GMT
• Targeting the shell of the Ebola virus: Research team looking at ways to destabilize virus, knock it out with antivirals - Science Daily
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:30 GMT
• Inhibiting Ebola virus and SARS-CoV-2 entry - Science Magazine
  Fri, 09 Oct 2020 07:00 GMT
• Covid-19, Ebola, and HIV — Leveraging Lessons to Maximize Impact - nejm.org
  Wed, 07 Oct 2020 07:00 GMT
• 'Killer' cells in Ebola immunity study could help Covid research - The Guardian
  Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:20 GMT
• Breast Cancer Diagnosis In A Pandemic Triggers Memories Of Ebola Wards : Goats and Soda - NPR
  Sat, 17 Oct 2020 07:00 GMT
• Remdesivir targets a structurally analogous region of the Ebola virus and SARS-CoV-2 polymerases - pnas.org
  Wed, 07 Oct 2020 07:00 GMT
• WHO to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - World Health Organization
  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (50): Congo DR, case update
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:00:28 -0400
  Ebola -- DR Congo
  The epidemiological situation of the Ebola virus disease dated 18 Oct 2020:
  Since the start of the epidemic declared on 1 Jun 2020, the cumulative number of cases is 128, including 119 confirmed and 9 probable. In total, there were 53 deaths (44 confirmed and 9 probable) and 69 recovered (people cured or survivors of EVD).
  - No newly confirmed cases were recorded for the 19th consecutive day. The last case was confirmed on 28 Sep 2020;
  - The 2nd test of the last confirmed case treated

• Meta-analysis of predictive symptoms for Ebola virus disease.
  
• Development of a multiplex microsphere immunoassay for the detection of antibodies against highly pathogenic viruses in human and animal serum samples.
  
• Self-amplifying RNA vaccines for infectious diseases.
  
• Molecular determinants of Ebola nucleocapsid stability from molecular dynamics simulations.