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.

• Nearly 50 confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo - Anadolu Agency
  Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:51 GMT
• WHO Ebola Virus Disease Definitions Are Suboptimal, Study Shows - Contagionlive.com
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:07 GMT
• 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over; vigilance against flare-ups and support for survivors must continue - World Health Organization
  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 07:00 GMT
• What Is Ebola? - ScienceAlert
  Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:08 GMT
• Ebola outbreak ends and a quiet star is found to host planets - Nature.com
  Wed, 01 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT
• Second deadliest Ebola outbreak ever is days from being declared over - STAT
  Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:00 GMT
• Statement on the end of 10th Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo - africacdc.org
  Tue, 30 Jun 2020 07:00 GMT
• DRC announces official end to second-largest Ebola outbreak - Homeland Preparedness News
  Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:35 GMT
• How local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreak - World Health Organization
  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:00 GMT
• 5 Latest Facts About Johnson & Johnson's Ebola Vaccine – Press Releases on CSRwire.com - CSRwire.com
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:30 GMT
• 2nd-Deadliest Ebola Outbreak In History Declared Over - NPR
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 07:00 GMT
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Revised One International Appeal - Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak (MDRCD026), Operation update n° 5 - Democratic Republic of the Congo - ReliefWeb
  Wed, 01 Jul 2020 07:00 GMT
• Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola Virus Disease - External Situation Report 98 - Democratic Republic of the Congo - ReliefWeb
  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:00 GMT
• Democratic Republic of the Congo gears up to fight 11th Ebola outbreak - New Scientist News
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:00 GMT
• Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Disease outbreak news, 18 June 2020 - Democratic Republic of the Congo - ReliefWeb
  Thu, 18 Jun 2020 07:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (32): Congo DR (EQ)
  Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:16:45 -0400
  Ebola -- DR Congo
  Since the start of vaccination on 5 Jun 2020 and until 10 Jul 2020, 10 916 people have been vaccinated with the rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine.
  --
  communicated by:
  Mary Marshall
  
  [Helen Branswell on Twitter: "#Ebola: +1 case, +1 death in the Equateur outbreak in western DRC. Looks like this new case was a person who died in the community, which likely means more cases to come () / Twitter]
  [The cases continue to inch upwards gradually. Community deaths have the potential to change that to a

• Covid-19 : after Ebola, towards a new emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in Africa?
  
• Cannabidiol for Viral Diseases: Hype or Hope?
  
• From Individual To Social Trauma: Sources Of Everyday Trauma In Italy, The US And UK During The Covid-19 Pandemic.