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.

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• DRC, Congo Face Risk of Ebola Spreading Across Border - Voice of America
  Sat, 12 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT
• 'God chose me': Congo Ebola survivor finds new purpose - Reuters UK
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  Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT
• Ebola Response Priorities in the Time of Covid-19 | NEJM - nejm.org
  Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:05 GMT
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  Mon, 07 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT
• Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo: Disease outbreak news, 3 September 2020 - Democratic Republic of the Congo - ReliefWeb
  Thu, 03 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT
• Ebola: DRC's 11th outbreak rises to 124 cases - Outbreak News Today
  Mon, 21 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT
• MSF responds to new Ebola outbreak in Équateur province DRC | MSF - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
  Fri, 04 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT
• Ebola outbreak in Equateur province, DRC: 112 cases, 48 deaths - Outbreak News Today
  Sun, 06 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT
• Scientists in Nigeria, Sierra Leone develop $1 Ebola, Lassa test - Quartz Africa
  Sun, 13 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT
• The deadly viruses that vanished without trace - BBC News
  Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:00 GMT
• Ebola Vaccine Market To Reflect Impressive Growth Rate Along with Top Leading Players - The Daily Chronicle
  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:39 GMT
• New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo; WHO surge team supporting the response - World Health Organization
  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 07:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (47): Congo DR (EQ)
  Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:54:49 -0400
  Ebola -- DR Congo
  Key figures and facts
  - IOM [International Organization for Migration] strengthens the system for monitoring and controlling population movements in Equateur.
  Statistics since the beginning of the epidemic
  - 124 cases reported including 118 confirmed and 6 probable
  - 40 affected health areas, spread over 12 health zones
  - 59 cured
  - 50 deaths including 44 confirmed and 6 probable
  - 31 179 people vaccinated since the start of the response
  Overview of the

• Convalescent Plasma: Therapeutic Hope or Hopeless Strategy in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.