Welcome to Ebola Virus Net
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.
Ebola News and Headlines
- How to end the Ebola crisis - CNN
Thu, 22 Aug 2019 22:19 GMT - Too many in Congo's Ebola outbreak are dying at home - Associated Press
Fri, 26 Jul 2019 07:00 GMT - Ebola outbreak reaches remote, militia-run territory in Democratic Republic of Congo - ABC News
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:24 GMT - Containing the Ebola outbreak means addressing its root causes - STAT
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:51 GMT - Ebola outbreak spreads to 3rd province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - ABC News
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:21 GMT - Scientists are one step closer to an Ebola cure in the Congo - CNN
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 07:00 GMT - Why science and drugs are not enough to defeat the Ebola virus - STAT
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:00 GMT - Ebola Outbreak Spreads to 3rd Province in Eastern Congo - The New York Times
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 12:20 GMT - Is Ebola Evolving Into a Deadlier Virus? - The New Yorker
Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:00 GMT - Ebola Virus Spreads to New Areas in Eastern DRC, WHO Reports - VOA News
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:22 GMT - Ebola spreads to remote, militia-run Congo territory - Reuters
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:46 GMT - The Ebola cure is a turning point in drug development, experts say - The Verge
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:00 GMT - Is this the end of Ebola, ‘king’ of all diseases? - The Globe and Mail
Sat, 24 Aug 2019 11:00 GMT - Local communities in DR Congo vital to UN's response to Ebola outbreak - UN News
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:55 GMT - Year After Latest Ebola Outbreak, New Cases Emerge in Congo - The New York Times
Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:00 GMT
Latest Ebola Posts on ProMED-mail
- PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (82): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, response
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:25:34 -0400
Ebola -- DR Congo
In the past week, 57 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases with an additional 46 deaths have been reported from 18 health zones in 3 affected provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In the 21 days from 29 Jul through 18 Aug 2019, 65 health areas in 18 health zones reported new cases, representing 10% of the 665 health areas in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces [see Table 1 and Figure 2 at the source URL]. During this period, a total of 215 confirmed cases were