The Ebola River (/ i ˌ b oʊ l ə / or / ə ˈ b oʊ l ə /), [1] [2] also commonly known by its Ngbandi name Legbala, [3] is the headstream of the Mongala River, a tributary of the Congo River, in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [4]

Oct 9, 2014 · On the map, it appeared that the closest river to Yambuku was called Ebola, meaning "Black River," in the local language Lingala. "It seemed suitably ominous," Piot wrote.

Ebola enters the body through cuts in the skin or when touching one’s eyes, nose or mouth. Early symptoms include fever, fatigue and headache. Some types of Ebola can be prevented with vaccines and treated with medicines.

May 6, 2024 · Ebola disease was first identified in 1976 after an outbreak in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, these viruses have emerged periodically from the unknown animal that carries them and infected people in several African countries.

Ebola was first identified in 1976, in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara (a town in South Sudan) and the other in Yambuku (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), a village near the Ebola River, for which the disease was named. [1]

Jan 21, 2025 · Ebola, infectious disease caused by a virus of the family Filoviridae that is responsible for a severe and often fatal viral hemorrhagic fever. In humans, ebolaviruses cause fatality in 25 to 90 percent of cases.

Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, outbreaks have appeared sporadically in Africa. The natural reservoir host of Ebola virus remains unknown.

Apr 23, 2024 · Ebola disease is caused by an infection with an orthoebolavirus. Orthoebolaviruses are found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Orthoebolaviruses can cause serious and often deadly disease, with a mortality rate as high as 80 to 90 percent. There is an FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of Ebola virus (species Zaire orthoebolavirus).

Jul 17, 2014 · When the C-130 landed in Bumba, a river port situated on the northernmost point of the Congo River, the fear surrounding the mysterious disease was tangible.

Oct 18, 2018 · Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease most commonly affecting people and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, chimpanzees). There are six known species of viruses within the genus Ebolavirus: Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus), Sudan virus (Sudan ebolavirus), Taï Forest virus (Taï Forest ebolavirus, formerly