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 Was Confirmed in a New City in the Congo This Week, Stoking Concerns That the Outbreak Will Continue to Spread - TIME
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:54 GMT
• 19 March 2019 Doubling down on Ebola - World Health Organization
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:07 GMT
• Ebola Epidemic in Congo Could Last Another Year, C.D.C. Director Warns - The New York Times
  Sat, 16 Mar 2019 22:35 GMT
• Can Uganda block Ebola's spread from neighboring Congo? - PBS NewsHour
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:30 GMT
• U.S. hopes to send more experts to Congo as Ebola outbreak rages - The Washington Post
  Thu, 14 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• Research Brief: Ebola survivors suffer from increased symptoms and physical abnormalities after recovery - UMN News
  Thu, 07 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT
• The Battle Against One of the Worst Ebola Epidemics Ever Is in Trouble - The New York Times
  Thu, 07 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT
• CDC Boosts Its Light Footprint In Congo's Ebola Crisis Zone : Goats and Soda - NPR
  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:23 GMT
• Health Workers In Congo Face Another Threat In Addition To Ebola - WAMU 88.5
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:12 GMT
• Ebola in Congo: assailants attacked facilities treating patients — again - Vox.com
  Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• Ebola returns to Beni—survivor transmission suspected - CIDRAP
  Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• Ebola treatment center in Congo reopens after attack, but without Doctors Without Borders - CNN
  Mon, 04 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT
• ‘Crippling’ Attacks Force Doctors Without Borders to Close Ebola Centers in Congo - The New York Times
  Thu, 28 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• MSF suspends work at Katwa Ebola center as WHO seeks more support - CIDRAP
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• DRC: A Trip to the Front Lines of the Fight Against Ebola - World Bank Group
  Mon, 04 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (30): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, WHO, preparedness
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:15:45 -0400
  Ebola -- DR Congo
  - In the last 21 days, 97 new cases have been reported. The 3 main households for this period are Katwa (33 cases, or 34%), Masereka (18 cases, or 18.6%), and Mandima (15 cases, or 15.5%).
  - This increase in cases was expected, given the paralysis of the response in the town of Butembo after the armed attacks against the 2 CTEs. In addition, the community dialogue is starting to bear fruit. We are seeing an increase in alerts reported by the community, which makes it possible to detect