Ebola

Ivory Coast ebolavirus

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Reston ebolavirus

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Sudan ebolavirus

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Zaire virus

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Ebola hemorrhagic fever (alternatively Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever, EHF, or just Ebola) is a very rare, but severe, usually fatal infectious disease occurring in humans and other primates, caused by the Ebola virus.

Related Topics:
Hemorrhagic fever - Infectious disease - Human - Primate

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The Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976. Epidemics with 50 to 90% mortality have occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Uganda and Sudan.

Related Topics:
1976 - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Gabon - Uganda - Sudan

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