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. 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. Currently there are no specific vaccines or medicines that have been proven to be effective against Ebola.

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 outbreak in Congo is 'largely contained': World Health Organization
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:28 GMT
• Fight against Ebola continues in high security African lab
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:01 GMT
• Morning Break: Ebola 'Largely Contained'; Child Separation Slammed; Bioweapon Warning
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:01 GMT
• More suspected Ebola cases noted, but total holds steady
  Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:56 GMT
• Brainstorm Health: Atul Gawande to Amazon-JPM-Berkshire, Congo Ebola Outbreak, Glaxo Vs Gilead
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:30 GMT
• How DRC's Ebola Outbreak Has Been Contained
  Mon, 18 Jun 2018 17:20 GMT
• Ultra-secure lab in Gabon equipped for Ebola studies
  Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:55 GMT
• Winning hearts and minds in the newest Ebola zone
  Sat, 9 Jun 2018 19:37 GMT
• 'They're at risk:' Congo's taxi drivers fear Ebola's spread
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:14 GMT
• Should Ebola or another infectious disease strike Chattanooga, a team of health care professionals is ready [photos]
  Sun, 17 Jun 2018 04:00 GMT
• Still not ready for Ebola
  Thu, 7 Jun 2018 18:59 GMT
• After Ebola, I have been blessed with a baby girl — Survivor
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 05:01 GMT
• New Ebola Tactics Raise Hope but May Sow Confusion
  Thu, 24 May 2018 20:39 GMT
• Tag: ebola outbreak
  Tue, 19 Jun 2018 19:09 GMT
• Can this flu drug really stop Ebola in its tracks?
  Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:14 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (39): Congo DR, cases, WHO, response, facilities, treatment, research
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:21:09 -0400
  Ebola -- DR Congo
  In related news, 2 experts with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, writing in The Lancet [see report below], weighed in on the outbreak response, applauding the DRC for acting quickly and for using VSV-EBOV in a ring program that targets contacts.
  "The response to the current outbreak in DRC has been rapid at the national, continental, and international levels. The DRC Health Minister, Oly Ilunga Kalenga, has led his country's response with pragmatism and expediency,