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 still not an international crisis, WHO decides - Science Magazine
  Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:09 GMT
• WHO Ebola responder killed in hospital attack - CIDRAP
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 22:41 GMT
• Study: Many in Ebola outbreak don't believe virus is real - The Associated Press
  Thu, 28 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• The world's second-biggest Ebola outbreak is still raging. Here's why. - National Geographic
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:41 GMT
• As Ebola outbreak rages, vaccine is 97.5% effective, protecting over 90K people - Ars Technica
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:05 GMT
• Ebola infects 17 more in DRC outbreak - CIDRAP
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:52 GMT
• Ebola virus—why scientists haven't defeated the disease - National Geographic
  Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:00 GMT
• Ebola virus facts and information - nationalgeographic.com
  Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:00 GMT
• Your Cell Phone Is Spreading Ebola - Foreign Policy
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 08:00 GMT
• Congo Ebola outbreak spreading faster than ever: WHO - Reuters
  Mon, 01 Apr 2019 07:00 GMT
• Studies find Ebola gene differences in recent DRC outbreaks - CIDRAP
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:32 GMT
• DRC Ebola total hits 1100; study targets secondary spread - CIDRAP
  Wed, 03 Apr 2019 07:00 GMT
• More than 1,000 Ebola cases reported in outbreak - CNN
  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• WHO asks panel to weigh whether Ebola outbreak is global emergency - STAT
  Wed, 10 Apr 2019 07:00 GMT
• Ebola total approaches 1000 as cases reappear in Beni - CIDRAP
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (38): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, WHO, response, research
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:02:29 -0400
  Ebola -- DR Congo
  On Tue 16 Apr 2019, the President of the Republic, Felix Tshisekedi, visited the response teams during his trip to Beni. He visited the Ebola treatment center where he witnessed the release of a cured patient to whom he gave the clearance certificate. He spoke at length with various agents of the team who explained the functioning of the response, including patient care and mobile laboratories of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB). He commended the health workers for their