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Africa69
  • More than 11,300 people died in the 2013 to 2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • This map shows the distribution of ebolaviruses in Africa since its discovery in 1976. (cdc.gov)
  • Zaire ebolavirus , Bundibugyo ebolavirus, and Sudan ebolavirus are the three species of ebolaviruses responsible for the larger outbreaks of Ebola disease in Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • It was associated with the 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa, the largest Ebola disease outbreak to date with more than 28,600 cases, as well as the 2018-2020 outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a small number of cases associated with this outbreak were reported in Uganda. (cdc.gov)
  • Smaller outbreaks of this species have also occurred in DRC and Gabon, as well as the Republic of the Congo and South Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) is sounding the alarm for coordinated-preventative action on the rapidly evolving outbreak of Ebola in coastal West Africa. (americansecurityproject.org)
  • Furthermore, with West Africa being home to dense tropical forests with virus-harboring species the capacity for the virus to spread from animal-to-human and then human-to-human increases the likelihood of outbreak. (americansecurityproject.org)
  • Not only would the increased proliferation of Ebola in West Africa make any coordinated efforts at an operational and informational level more difficult, but the antagonistic histories that much of these countries share are worthy problems in and of themselves. (americansecurityproject.org)
  • As with other major Ebola outbreaks in Africa, this one could not have been brought to ground zero and controlled without massive international support . (undispatch.com)
  • The Eastern Congo outbreak was the second-deadliest, with the first being the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, during which 28,652 people contracted the disease and 11,325 died from it. (cfr.org)
  • A former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who helped contain the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (egypttoday.com)
  • Six months after an Ebola outbreak was confirmed in West Africa in March, the World Health Organization declared an international emergency and called for help. (egypttoday.com)
  • Three of these have been associated with large outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in Africa. (cnn.com)
  • Thanks to the media and recent outbreaks in Africa, Ebola has been accumulating an infamous reputation. (listverse.com)
  • Filoviruses, which comprise 4 Ebola viruses pathogenic to humans and 1 Marburg virus species, have caused multiple outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever primarily in central and eastern Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • In the outbreak in West Africa some 2.6% of negative. (who.int)
  • The unprecedented scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has, as of 29 April 2015, resulted in more than 10,884 deaths among 26,277 cases. (nature.com)
  • Prior to the ongoing outbreak, Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused relatively small outbreaks (maximum outbreak size 425 in Gulu, Uganda) in isolated populations in central Africa. (nature.com)
  • We have compared these to parameter estimates from the ongoing outbreak in West Africa. (nature.com)
  • Since then, there have been sporadic outbreaks in human and non-human-primate populations, primarily in remote areas in central Africa ( Table 1 ) 7 - 9 . (nature.com)
  • The recent outbreak carries the distinction of being the first to strike western Africa, as well as the first to spread to a city. (globaljournalist.org)
  • Health workers in rural clinics in Africa often lack protective equipment, and one grim early warning sign of an Ebola outbreak is the death of health workers, Manning said. (globaljournalist.org)
  • quoted from a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled 'Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa -- The First 9 Months of the Epidemic and Forward Projections', published September 23. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
  • Their opening paragraph declares: 'After months of inaction and neglect from the international community, the Ebola epidemic in west Africa has now spiralled utterly out of control. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
  • The 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa was the largest and most complex ever recorded, with widespread cases and a heavy death toll. (who.int)
  • Outbreaks of Ebola have occurred sporadically throughout Africa since its discovery. (thirdage.com)
  • The current outbreak in West Africa, (first cases reported in March 2014), is the largest and most complex Ebola outbreak since the Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976. (thirdage.com)
  • This time it is in the jungles of central Africa, where populations are small and scattered, and people know about the Ebola virus. (newscientist.com)
  • That means the risk of a massive outbreak like the one in West Africa in 2014 is low. (newscientist.com)
  • The expertise and capacity of local health teams has been critical in detecting this new Ebola case and paving the way for a timely response," said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa. (ksat.com)
  • In responding to this year's outbreak in Congo, the world seemed to be better prepared - especially in comparison with the previous outbreak in West Africa. (revolutionradio.org)
  • She noted the response to the outbreak by the local government and by international agencies was much quicker than in 2014, when more than 11,300 people died in West Africa between 2014 and 2016. (express.co.uk)
  • This is the largest and deadliest ever outbreak in West Africa. (utahpeoplespost.com)
  • Until recently, Ebola appeared in Africa only. (healthline.com)
  • Although the Ebola virus has been present for more than 35 years, the largest outbreak began in West Africa in March 2014. (healthline.com)
  • Although there was delayed detection at the community level, prompt and efficient outbreak investigation led to the confirmation of the causative agent on 14 October 2000 by the National Institute of Virology in South Africa, and the subsequent institution of control interventions. (who.int)
  • Time and more testing will tell which vaccine is more useful, but either way, Ebola could turn out to be a worry of the past for Africa. (rphonthego.com)
  • Watch it and see what is done in order to contain the outbreak in Africa. (greenforest.com.ua)
  • Photo: The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury, welcomed the arrival of a German aircraft which will be delivering needed supplies and material to countries in western Africa affected by the Ebola virus. (disasterphilanthropy.org)
  • Zaire ebolavirus , the most fatal Ebola virus, was associated with the 2014-2016 outbreak in West Africa, the largest Ebola outbreak to date with more than 28,600 cases. (utoledo.edu)
  • Taï Forest ebolavirus , the only other Ebola virus found in West Africa to date, was the cause of one case identified in Côte d'Ivoire. (utoledo.edu)
  • Since 1976, Ebola has plagued Central and (most recently) Western Africa. (vox.com)
  • Although parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo have reported cases, they have been declared unrelated to the outbreak in West Africa. (vox.com)
  • Outbreaks have mainly occured in remote villages in Central and West Africa, close to tropical rainforests. (fiohnetwork.org)
  • The main outbreaks were in West Africa, mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. (fiohnetwork.org)
  • Apart from the 2013-2016 West Africa epidemic that killed more than 11,300 people, this is the deadliest outbreak since the virus was first discovered near the Ebola River in Congo in 1976. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • Ebola and Marburg are very deadly viruses that keep resurfacing as outbreaks in Africa. (revelation13.net)
  • In early 2003, there was an outbreak of Ebola Hemmorhagic Fever disease in the Congo Republic in Africa, in the Cuvette West region, in the towns of Kelle, Mbomo, and Yembelangoye, near the Gabon border. (revelation13.net)
  • And in 2005 there was a very deadly high death rate Marburg virus outbreak in Angola Africa, which in particular is killing young children. (revelation13.net)
  • And in August - December 2007 there was an Ebola outbreak in Uganda Africa, 35 deaths. (revelation13.net)
  • The first Ebola outbreaks were in the Sudan and Zaire in Africa in 1976, although the first outbreak of the similar Marburg filovirus was in Germany and Yugoslavia among workers in labs who had been handling African green monkeys (imported from Uganda) or tissues from them. (revelation13.net)
  • Since then, other outbreaks have occurred, most notably in parts of Central Africa [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This EVD outbreak (believed to have started in Guinea in March 2014 [ 2 ]) is the first to have occurred in West Africa [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ebola outbreak in the year 2014 in the West Africa region is the most deadliest and WHO has already declared it as internal emergency. (newstrackindia.com)
  • This is the second-biggest Ebola outbreak in history and the biggest ever in DRC," said Concern's Regional Director for Francophone Africa, Reka Sztopa. (concernusa.org)
  • Sztopa worked in West Africa during the 2014-16 outbreak. (concernusa.org)
  • Ebola is currently, and only, in Western Africa . (wikiversity.org)
  • Some of the victims in Western Africa treating Ebola patients are Americans, in which several Americans have been diagnosed with Ebola and returned to America to be cured of Ebola. (wikiversity.org)
  • In early 2014, a deadly new strain of the Ebola virus emerged in West Africa. (safeopedia.com)
  • Prior to 2014, Ebola outbreaks were limited to Central Africa. (safeopedia.com)
  • Lassa, Marburg, and Ebola viruses are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, and the differential diagnosis of VHF will most often be made for illness in travelers to this region. (cdc.gov)
  • Konzo, a disease characterized by sudden, irreversible spastic paraparesis, affecting up to 10% of the population in some regions of Sub-Saharan Africa during outbreaks, is strongly associated with dietary exposure to cyanogenic bitter cassava. (bvsalud.org)
  • To assess the public health risk posed by the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa to Pacific island countries and areas and to highlight priority risk management actions for preparedness and response. (who.int)
  • Three EVD cases have been infected outside of the West African region, and all have epidemiological links to the outbreak in West Africa. (who.int)
  • Since the emergence of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa in 2013 the world has seen a constant surge of EVD outbreaks in Central and Western African countries. (who.int)
  • A number of countries in western Africa culation of Ebola virus among humans suggested of close to 20 000 cases by are currently affected - Guinea, Liberia, is uncommon. (who.int)
  • Ebola disease is caused by an infection with one of a group of viruses, known as ebolaviruses, that are found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • Programme (IOAC)1 was established in 2016, following the West Africa Ebola virus disease outbreak, to provide independent scrutiny of the implementation of WHO's reform of its work on outbreaks and emergencies, and its ongoing health emergency management. (who.int)
  • The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa during 2013-2016 was the largest and most complex Ebola virus disease outbreak since identification of the virus in 1976. (who.int)
Zaire16
  • The sub-type Zaire ebolavirus has been confirmed in the current outbreak, from the family Filoviridae. (wikipedia.org)
  • The virus took its name from the Ebola River near the village in Zaire (now the DRC) where the first documented outbreak occurred. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other large outbreaks of Zaire ebolavirus have resulted in hundreds of cases in DRC and Gabon. (cdc.gov)
  • The virus is named after the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), where one of the first outbreaks occurred in 1976. (cnn.com)
  • Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is caused by a zoonotic virus first discovered in 1976 in remote villages of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire) and Sudan 1 - 4 . (nature.com)
  • The most lethal is the Ebola Zaire virus. (nature.com)
  • WHO says more than 800 people have died of the disease since the virus was first identified in 1976 in western Sudan and in a nearby region of Zaire, now Congo. (foxnews.com)
  • There are six species in the genus Ebolavirus, three of which (Bundibugyo, Sudan and Zaire) have previously caused large outbreaks. (who.int)
  • Patient with Ebola hemorrhagic fever during 1976 outbreak in Zaire demonstrating palatal petechiae and hemorrhage. (medscape.com)
  • Ebola first came onto the medical radar in the 1976, and was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), near where the disease was first observed. (thirdage.com)
  • It is even designed to tackle the Zaire strain of Ebola that is causing the current outbreak. (newscientist.com)
  • The vaccine was tested in Guinea in 2015, and appeared to be effective against Ebola, including the Zaire strain located in the DRC. (express.co.uk)
  • In 1997, Zaire was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo. (cdc.gov)
  • There were two simultaneous outbreaks in Nzara in Sudan and Yambuku in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). (fiohnetwork.org)
  • In 1995 there was an outbreak in Zaire. (revelation13.net)
  • The first well known victim was Mayinga N'Seka, a nurse who died of Ebola in the Zaire 1976 Ebola Outbreak. (wikiversity.org)
Vaccine27
  • The GAVI vaccine alliance indicated that 300,000 doses of the experimental Ebola vaccine were available if needed. (wikipedia.org)
  • The border closure comes as the crisis has already become the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, with more than 1,700 people killed even though medical professionals widely use an experimental but effective Ebola vaccine. (egypttoday.com)
  • On March 23, 2015, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) together with the World Health Organization started a clinical trial in Guinea to test the safety, efficacy and capacity substance to provoke an immune response of the anti-Ebola vaccine rVSV-EBOV. (cnn.com)
  • The swift vaccinations of more than 3,300 people helped in containing the previous outbreak, and WHO has said it hopes to know as early as Tuesday whether the Ebola strain in this new outbreak is the one for which the vaccine can be used. (apnews.com)
  • The WHO emergencies director has said 3,000 vaccine doses are still in Congo's capital after being positioned there for the earlier outbreak. (apnews.com)
  • Still, health officials say they "stand ready" to deploy their emergency stock of Ebola vaccine if things get out of hand - for example, if Ebola strikes an African metropolis as it did in 2014. (newscientist.com)
  • Gavi and US pharmaceuticals firm Merck have created an emergency stockpile of 300,000 doses of the firm's Ebola vaccine. (newscientist.com)
  • If used on people living in a radius around each case as soon as it emerges, it could stop the Ebola epidemic - the first chance ever to do that with a vaccine. (newscientist.com)
  • Congolese and international health officials deployed an experimental vaccine during the last outbreak, which helped contain its spread after it reached a large river port city. (revolutionradio.org)
  • This was a repeat of the earlier instance when the Ebola vaccine was developed by online access to the sequence of the West African Ebola strain. (earthjournalism.net)
  • There is no known cure or vaccine for Ebola. (utahpeoplespost.com)
  • The Ebola virus does not have a cure or vaccine at this time. (healthline.com)
  • Many attempts to create a vaccine have been attempted before, but the mortality rate of the 2014 outbreak was horrifying enough to spur scientists to make the push once again. (rphonthego.com)
  • The Lancet reported that an experimental vaccine is showing 100% effectiveness against Ebola. (rphonthego.com)
  • The vaccine hasn't been approved for use by any regulatory agency , but it's so effective that scientists have created a stockpile of 300,000 vaccines in case of a future outbreak. (rphonthego.com)
  • Merck got a huge boost in funding the vaccine in late 2014 when the board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, voted to spend up to $390 million funding 12 million doses of an Ebola vaccine. (rphonthego.com)
  • In the meantime, a different Ebola vaccine is being developed by GSK that also shows promise for use as a routine vaccine. (rphonthego.com)
  • FILE - A young woman reacts as a health worker injects her with the Ebola vaccine, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. (voaafrica.com)
  • There is no licensed vaccine for Ebola although several are currently being tested. (fiohnetwork.org)
  • Ebola is considered one of the most dangerous diseases in the world as till now there is no effective treatment or vaccine against the Ebola virus. (newstrackindia.com)
  • More over there is no vaccine or proven treatment of Ebola virus infection. (newstrackindia.com)
  • Till now there is no vaccine in the market against Ebola virus. (newstrackindia.com)
  • Till now there is no approved medicine or vaccine is available for Ebola treatement. (newstrackindia.com)
  • Over 223,000 Congolese have received the vaccine for Ebola, rVSV-ZEBOVGP. (concernusa.org)
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Ebola vaccine, ERVEBO ® , for the prevention of Ebola disease. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC is evaluating Ebola vaccine implementation indicators to understand the quality of the current vaccination strategy and training local staff how to analyze and interpret these data. (cdc.gov)
  • Over time , management measures have been improved by the use of the vaccine , appropriate resuscitation techniques , specific treatment for filovirus and the use of BECUO (Biosecure Emergency Care Unit for Outbreaks ). (bvsalud.org)
Yambuku11
  • The team, led by Dr Anton Camacho and Dr Adam Kucharski, focused on the first ever reported Ebola outbreak in Yambuku (Democratic Republic of Congo) during 1976. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
  • Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara, Sudan, and the other in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. (thirdage.com)
  • The first cases of Ebola were found in 1976 in Nzara (Sudan) and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (utahpeoplespost.com)
  • The Flemish nuns, and the African hospital Staff of a Yambuku, Zairian mission hospital treated the first known Ebola patient. (cdc.gov)
  • INTRODUCTION: The Ebola virus, belonging to the family of filoviruses, was first recognized in 1976 when it caused concurrent outbreaks in Yambuku in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and in the town of Nzara in Sudan. (who.int)
  • Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, in Nzara, Sudan, and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. (disasterphilanthropy.org)
  • The name of the Ebola river near Yambuku was given to the new epidemic. (fiohnetwork.org)
  • The name of Ebola came from the Ebola River near Yambuku, in which Ebola was first diagnosed in Yambuku, 60 miles away from the Ebola River. (wikiversity.org)
  • Even though the Ebola River was not close to the Yambuku River as it seemed to be, the name still stuck. (wikiversity.org)
  • The virus is said to have been named after a river near the village of Yambuku, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it was first discovered. (safeopedia.com)
  • Among caregivers , infection rate was 76% during the first Yambuku outbreak. (bvsalud.org)
Epidemic17
  • As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and a deadly measles epidemic, it is also facing its 11th eruption of Ebola - having barely seen off its tenth. (wfp.org)
  • An UNHAS helicopter at Beni airport during the North Kivu Ebola epidemic last year. (wfp.org)
  • The current Ebola epidemic affects the northwestern province of Équateur, a zone of equatorial forest along the Congo river, which was hit by the ninth epidemic in 2018. (wfp.org)
  • A barge on the Congo river at Mbandaka during 2018's Équateur Ebola epidemic. (wfp.org)
  • A health worker diluting chlorine for handwashing during the 2018 Ebola epidemic in Equateur. (wfp.org)
  • Hygiene controls as an UNHAS plane lands in Mbandaka during the latest 2020 Ebola epidemic. (wfp.org)
  • With the confirmation of a positive case of Ebola in Mbandaka, we are moving to a new phase of the epidemic and we are making every effort to respond quickly and effectively," the DRC's minister of health, Dr. Oly Ilunga, said in a tweet on Wednesday . (time.com)
  • The Democratic Republic of Congo and U.N. agencies began deploying emergency specialists to prevent the spread of an Ebola epidemic. (egypttoday.com)
  • Many factors went into limiting the 1976 epidemic. (nih.gov)
  • Before the current epidemic there have been 25 outbreaks of Ebola, all limited to a few hundreds of cases, so extrapolating from the past is more difficult than the public might appreciate, as it was rather different from today's predicament. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
  • That outbreak lasted for nearly two years and was fought amid unprecedented challenges, including entrenched conflict between armed groups, the world's largest measles epidemic, and the spread of COVID-19. (ksat.com)
  • One of the many painful lessons from the devastating West African Ebola epidemic of 2014 was that the world expected much more from the World Health Organization than it was then able to deliver," WHO spokesman Tarik Jašarević said. (revolutionradio.org)
  • The community structures used to contain the epidemic have continued to perform well after containment of the outbreak, and have proved useful in the identification of other outbreaks. (who.int)
  • Will Ebola virus have a mutation, mutate to become airborne, resulting in a world epidemic or pandemic Doomsday end of the world Apocalypse plague? (revelation13.net)
  • However, the largest, and most devastating, outbreak of EVD is the 2014 epidemic in three West African countries (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone). (biomedcentral.com)
  • This increased reporting of EVD is probably due to enhanced surveillance and diagnostic technologies that were implemented after the West African 2013-2016 epidemic, and strongly suggest that many previous outbreaks have gone undetected. (who.int)
  • Sierra Leone and Democratic Republic virus to humans probably originates sign that the epidemic is continuing to of Congo. (who.int)
Known as Ebola hemor2
  • Formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, it was discovered in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (listverse.com)
  • Ebola virus disease (EVD), caused by Ebola virus (EBOV) and formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is one of the world's most virulent diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
Deaths20
  • The figures of Ebola cases have reached over 100 and at this date 70 deaths have been reported. (americansecurityproject.org)
  • Mbandaka, the epicentre of the new outbreak, in which 24 cases and 13 deaths have so far been registered, is a busy port, some 700 km upriver from Kinshasa. (wfp.org)
  • The 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak took place in largely rural areas of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, and more than 28,600 people were ultimately infected, resulting in 11,310 deaths. (time.com)
  • All the deaths reported so far appeared to have occurred last week, and the toll could rise as experts get a better idea of the extent of the outbreak. (foxnews.com)
  • Ebola Haemorrhagic fever people and causing 22 deaths. (who.int)
  • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The number of confirmed cases in Congo's new outbreak of the Ebola virus has risen to 13, including three deaths, the health ministry said late Saturday. (apnews.com)
  • Congo announced the latest outbreak on Wednesday with four confirmed cases, a week after declaring the end to a previous outbreak in the northwest with 33 deaths. (apnews.com)
  • She was buried, we believe, in an unsafe burial in terms of Ebola standards and seven deaths have occurred in her immediate family," Salama said. (apnews.com)
  • There have been more cases and deaths in this outbreak than all others combined. (thirdage.com)
  • During that outbreak, 28,616 cases of Ebola virus disease and 11,310 deaths were reported in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. (revolutionradio.org)
  • An additional 36 cases and 15 deaths occurred when the outbreak spread outside those three countries, according to the CDC. (revolutionradio.org)
  • A total of 425 cases and 224 deaths attributed to Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) were recorded in Uganda in 2000/01. (who.int)
  • This interactive map from the Huffington Post on September 16, 2014 details the number of reported deaths caused by Ebola. (vox.com)
  • Congo's most recent outbreak was in a different part of the country, and was declared over in July after five deaths. (voaafrica.com)
  • More than 1,860 cases of Ebola have now been reported in North Kivu and neighbouring Ituri province, and more than 1,240 deaths. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • In early June 2003 the outbreak of Ebola in the Congo was ended with 128 deaths in 143 cases. (revelation13.net)
  • And in October-December 2003 there was an outbreak of Ebola in the Congo, in the Northwest Cuvette Ouest area, Mbomo District, with 29 deaths of 42 cases. (revelation13.net)
  • It declared an end last month to its latest outbreak, in northwestern Congo, which caused five deaths. (abovewhispers.com)
  • As of January 13, 2020 , there have been over 3,400 confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC and over 2,200 reported Ebola deaths. (concernusa.org)
  • Thus far, the World Health Organization has reported 467 deaths due to the Ebola virus, and further identified over 1,300 cases. (safeopedia.com)
Disease Outbreaks6
  • Every day, somewhere in the world, field epidemiologists or "disease detectives" save lives by detecting and controlling disease outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
  • They are the ones building sustainable national capabilities to detect disease outbreaks locally and preventing those outbreaks from spreading across borders. (cdc.gov)
  • Controlling disease outbreaks at their source requires that disease detectives think outside the box, as they often deal with unexpected, urgent problems that demand immediate and innovative solutions. (cdc.gov)
  • Between 2015-16 FETP fellows in Uganda successfully investigated more than 60 distinct disease outbreaks and conducted dozens of other applied epidemiologic investigations on emerging public health threats across the country. (cdc.gov)
  • The 2014 Ebola outbreak is one of the largest disease outbreaks in history. (safeopedia.com)
  • These country offices support local ministries of health to prepare for and respond to public health problems such as HIV, TB, and other infectious disease outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
World Health Organ13
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new and free e-learning platform titled 'OpenWHO' for users interested in learning about outbreaks and emergencies. (egypttoday.com)
  • LIBREVILLE, Gabon - A World Health Organization team arrived Tuesday in the Central African nation of Gabon to help contain an outbreak of the Ebola virus that has killed at least 11 people. (foxnews.com)
  • The World Health Organization has warned that this new outbreak of the deadly virus in North Kivu province poses a particular challenge as the region is a "war zone" with several active armed groups and thousands of displaced people. (apnews.com)
  • The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended. (worldbulletin.net)
  • The World Health Organization and other partners said Tuesday Jan. 12, 2021, they are creating a global emergency stockpile of about 500,000 vaccines of Ebola vaccines to help stamp out any future outbreaks of the disease. (ksat.com)
  • In a statement on Sunday, the World Health Organization said it wasn't unusual for sporadic cases to occur following a major outbreak and that previous Ebola responses were already making it easier to deal with this one. (ksat.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report, the Ebola outbreak has taken lives of 467 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since February. (utahpeoplespost.com)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) under the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network co-ordinated the international response. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization announced in June 2016 that nearly 50 days had passed since the last person confirmed to have Ebola tested negative. (disasterphilanthropy.org)
  • The World Health Organization said on Saturday that authorities were investigating a suspected Ebola case in Beni after a 46-year-old woman died. (voaafrica.com)
  • Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola in the country's east, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. (abovewhispers.com)
  • On July 17, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international health emergency for Ebola in the DRC. (concernusa.org)
  • This risk assessment highlights the needs to enhance preparedness for EVD in the Pacific by strengthening the capacities outlined in the World Health Organization Framework for Action on Ebola. (who.int)
Sudan13
  • Sudan ebolavirus , with a fatality rate of 50 percent, has been the cause of several outbreaks in Uganda and others near the border between South Sudan and DRC. (cdc.gov)
  • 1976, Sudan. (americansecurityproject.org)
  • The same year there was another outbreak in Sudan. (cnn.com)
  • Since 1976, 10 large filovirus outbreaks involving more than 100 persons have been documented from the Congo Basin, Gabon, Sudan, and Uganda. (cdc.gov)
  • It was initially detected in 1976 in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. (healthline.com)
  • Once there, the risk of it spreading beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda, South Sudan, or Uganda increases. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • The security situation in South Sudan, where sporadic clashes continue, would pose a major challenge, while none of the three neighbouring countries have enough equipped clinics to deal with a large-scale outbreak. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • And in the first half of 2004 there was an Ebola outbreak in the Sudan. (revelation13.net)
  • The Ebola virus first emerged in 1976 in the countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, killing approximately 2,500 people. (safeopedia.com)
  • The disease first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in South Sudan (formerly part of Sudan) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre). (who.int)
  • It soon escalated with rapidly stricted, rural regions and the outbreaks of Congo, in a remote village which is increasing numbers of cases reported were contained through routine public currently part of South Sudan. (who.int)
  • Since from these three countries, possibly due health measures such as case identifica- then Sudan faced two more outbreaks to constant movement of people across tion, contact tracing, patient isolation of EVD, in 1979 and 2004, in places their porous borders, raising a high and quarantine to break the chain of which are now part of South Sudan ( 9 ). (who.int)
  • CDC has provided technical support to the DRC Ministry of Health (MOH) and WHO in training of Ebola vaccination teams, vaccination microplanning, community sensitization and mobilization, and monitoring ofvaccination implementation plans in Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan. (cdc.gov)
Ebolavirus4
  • Bundibugyo ebolavirus , discovered in 2007, was associated with two outbreaks, one in DRC and the other on the border of DRC and Uganda. (cdc.gov)
  • The outbreak lasted 6 months, mostly due includes the Cote d Ivoire ebolavirus with a single reported fatality to delays at community level. (who.int)
  • This group includes patients who experienced infection with Reston ebolavirus, as evidenced by antibody production, but did not develop Ebola virus disease. (medscape.com)
  • Although Ebola disease is rare, people can get the disease through contact with an infected animal (bat or nonhuman primate) or a sick or dead person infected with an ebolavirus. (cdc.gov)
Republic of Co18
  • Ebolaviruses were first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. (cdc.gov)
  • The last patient receiving treatment for Ebola was recently discharged from an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (undispatch.com)
  • Semida Masika, the last patient being treated for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is seen after she was discharged from hospital in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 3, 2020. (cfr.org)
  • D emocratic Republic of Congo has started using the experimental mAb114 Ebola treatment to counter the latest flare-up of the virus. (egypttoday.com)
  • Four people have tested positive for Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. (egypttoday.com)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo moved closer to declaring its Ebola outbreak over when the health ministry. (egypttoday.com)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded its first confirmed case of Ebola in over a week. (egypttoday.com)
  • The Democratic Republic of Congo joined with world agencies and neighbouring countries on Friday in boosting the response to an Ebola outbreak. (egypttoday.com)
  • Mary has deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo multiple times in response to this outbreak. (cdc.gov)
  • Two health workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres comfort a 43-year-old Congolese patient, confirmed to have Ebola, in Kampungu, Democratic Republic of Congo, during a 2007 outbreak in the central African nation. (globaljournalist.org)
  • The five-member team - which includes experts from France and the United States - arrived in the capital, Libreville, in the morning and was expected to travel to the affected region in the remote northeastern province of Ogooue Ivindo, near the border with Republic of Congo. (foxnews.com)
  • The organization said in a statement on Friday: "The Democratic Republic of Congo is now considered free of Ebola transmission. (worldbulletin.net)
  • A NEW case of the deadly virus Ebola has been detected in city of Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a city in the north-west of the country with a population of around 1 million people. (express.co.uk)
  • GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 24 (Reuters) - H ealth workers in one of the epicentres of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak threatened on Wednesday to go on strike as early as next week if authorities don't do more to protect them. (trust.org)
  • A new case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) said on Monday. (voaafrica.com)
  • Additionally, a separate Ebola outbreak, unrelated to the West African outbreaks, occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF ) on Tuesday said children are particularly affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. (africanews.com)
  • METHODS: We conducted a serosurvey among HCW in Boende, Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. (bvsalud.org)
Deadliest7
  • The 2018 outbreak in Eastern Congo was the second deadliest in the world, killing 2,299 people before it ended in June. (ksat.com)
  • The deadliest season for Ebola was the 2014 outbreak which devastated Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, killing 11,000 people. (rphonthego.com)
  • Repeated attacks on treatment centres by armed militiamen and community members who think Ebola is a conspiracy against them have hampered the response to the second-deadliest outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever in history. (trust.org)
  • All our reporting on the second deadliest Ebola outbreak yet recorded. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • The Ebola virus is probably the scariest and deadliest virus on earth, since it has a 50-90% death rate, and kills usually within 2 weeks of infection, with the person basicly being dissolved into liquid by the virus, with blood oozing out of the eyes, mouth, and any body opening. (revelation13.net)
  • Concern Worldwide is increasing its efforts to contain the spread of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in DRC - its tenth outbreak in 40 years. (concernusa.org)
  • The deadliest outbreak of Ebola is still fresh in the memories of many who were affected by the Ebola outbreak of 2014-16 that killed over 11,300 people in the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. (concernusa.org)
Uganda7
  • MSF says it contained a 2012 outbreak in Uganda by placing a control area around its treatment center. (cnn.com)
  • A laboratory specialist examines specimens of the Ebola virus at the Uganda virus research centre in Entebbe. (medicaldaily.com)
  • Samuel Okware describes the role that comm unities have played in the control of Ebola outbreaks in Uganda from 2000 to 2022. (who.int)
  • This is the first documented outbreak of Ebola since last year, when 224 people - including health workers - died from the virus in Uganda. (foxnews.com)
  • According to Reuters, the latest outbreak was found in the province of North Kivu, near the Congo's border with Uganda. (revolutionradio.org)
  • One Ebola-related death was confirmed in Uganda on July 7, 2019 and an additional case was confirmed in Uganda on August 29, 2019. (concernusa.org)
  • On June 13, 2019, CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at headquarters to support the inter-agency response to the current Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC and to provide increased operational support for the response to meet the continuing challenge of this outbreak, including the recently reported cases in Uganda. (cdc.gov)
Symptoms17
  • On Sunday, WHO officials confirmed the disease was Ebola, which has similar symptoms to other, less deadly hemorrhagic fevers. (foxnews.com)
  • Reports of Ebola symptoms across the planet is spreading global panic, leading to an aeroplane cleaner strike in New York, a temporary quarantine in a French town, and a nurse who developed a fever having worked in Sierra Leone, has been admitted to a hospital Australia after quarantining herself. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
  • Ebola diseases symptoms can be sudden. (who.int)
  • It can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola diseases symptoms from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever and meningitis. (who.int)
  • The CDC also notes that Ebola is only contagious after symptoms have started to occur. (thirdage.com)
  • Diagnosing Ebola can be difficult due to the symptoms it shares with other hemorrhagic fevers. (thirdage.com)
  • In addition to the presence of Ebola symptoms and recent travel to or from an Ebola-affected region, doctors can use several tests to confirm an Ebola diagnosis. (thirdage.com)
  • Experts say, the symptoms of Ebola start appearing between 2 and 21 days after initial contact. (utahpeoplespost.com)
  • What Are the Symptoms of Ebola? (healthline.com)
  • If you've come in contact with or provided care to someone diagnosed with Ebola or handled infected animals and have any symptoms you should seek immediate medical attention. (healthline.com)
  • The early symptoms of Ebola can closely mimic other diseases like the flu, malaria, and typhoid fever. (healthline.com)
  • If no symptoms appear within 21 days, Ebola is ruled out. (healthline.com)
  • The symptoms of the Ebola virus is very frightening and it is causing damage to the liver, lymphatic systems, kidneys, ovaries and the testes. (newstrackindia.com)
  • She was initially treated for other ailments but then developed symptoms consistent with Ebola, WHO said in a statement. (abovewhispers.com)
  • When infection of the Ebola virus occurs, the symptoms begin abruptly, usually appearing anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure. (safeopedia.com)
  • Early diagnosis of the Ebola disease is difficult since the early symptoms are non-specific to the Ebola virus. (safeopedia.com)
  • Identified in 1976, Ebola virus , a member of the Filoviridae family ( filovirus ), can cause a disease mainly characterized by inaugural influenza -like syndrome with almost permanent fever followed by gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea , vomiting causing dehydration . (bvsalud.org)
20193
  • FILE - In this Saturday, July 13, 2019 file photo, a child is vaccinated against Ebola in Beni, Congo. (ksat.com)
  • By June of 2019, the number of Ebola cases in the DRC jumped by nearly 600% since the start of the year, from 370 in early January to 2,500 in mid-July. (concernusa.org)
  • As of August 1, 2019, more than 79 million travelers have been screened at priority ports and crossing points in the DRC since the outbreak began. (cdc.gov)
Filovirus6
  • Together with Marburg virus, Ebola forms the Filoviridae family (filovirus) 8 . (nature.com)
  • Filovirus disease - Ebola fever. (medscape.com)
  • BACKGROUND: Ebola virus (EBOV) is a zoonotic filovirus spread through exposure to infected bodily fluids of a human or animal. (bvsalud.org)
  • The anticipation principle intends to foster research areas that may lead to improve our capacity to predict future outbreaks and detect them as early as possible, these research strategies should also enforce the rapid sharing of surveillance data, in particular across endemic countries in which filovirus outbreaks have occurred in the past. (who.int)
  • Identifié depuis 1976, le filovirus Ebola est la cause d´une maladie caractérisée principalement par un syndrome grippale inaugural avec une fièvre quasi permanente suivi des signes digestifs diarrhée , vomissement à la base de la déshydratation . (bvsalud.org)
  • Au fil du temps , des mesures de prise en charge se sont améliorées par l´utilisation du vaccin, une réanimation appropriée, traitement spécifique au filovirus et l´utilisation des CUBE (chambre d´urgence biosécurisée pour epidémie). (bvsalud.org)
Sierra Leone8
  • The initial outbreak emerged in Guinea, and quickly spread to neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone. (americansecurityproject.org)
  • In the most recent outbreak, the worst since 2007, there were at least 281 suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone from late March through May 28, with at least 200 succumbing to the disease, according to Reuters . (globaljournalist.org)
  • In May 2014 the Mano River Union countries (Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea) experienced an outbreak of ebola. (fiohnetwork.org)
  • Since the outbreak the Future In Our Hands - Sierra Leone together with Youth with Focus, Kankalay Youth Development, Sorbeh Nyagah Women's Association and God is God Ministries were part of the national Sensitization Team engaged in Community Education on the Prevention and spread of the Ebola Virus. (fiohnetwork.org)
  • Till now more than 3,850 people have died this year due to the Ebola virus infection in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. (newstrackindia.com)
  • Specifically in these countries: Senegal (1 case), Guinea (876 cases), Sierra Leone (1,816 cases), Liberia (914 cases), Nigeria (19 cases), and D. R. Congo (68 cases). (wikiversity.org)
  • As such, there have been widespread outbreaks across the countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. (safeopedia.com)
  • Naturally occurring infections, often associated with subsequent nosocomial outbreaks, have been recognized in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Liberia (6). (cdc.gov)
Centers for Diseas4
  • According to Dr. Pierre Rollin, a medical epidemiologist in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Division of High Consequence Pathogens, it's unclear exactly where and when this outbreak started, and it's possible that cases started spreading as far back as January. (time.com)
  • The Ebola virus causes viral hemorrhagic fever, which according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , refers to a group of viruses that affect multiple organ systems in the body and are often accompanied by bleeding. (cnn.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines Ebola as a hemorrhagic fever, which is caused by an infection with one or more of the four strains of the Ebola virus known to be infectious to humans. (thirdage.com)
  • Title : Story of CDC : Ebola fever Corporate Authors(s) : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). David J. Sencer CDC Museum. (cdc.gov)
Latest outbreak2
  • The latest outbreak is believed to have killed 23 people so far in the country. (express.co.uk)
  • The latest outbreak of Ebola, which was declared last August and is Congo's tenth since the virus was discovered in 1976, is believed to have killed 880 people and infected nearly 500 more in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. (trust.org)
Hemorrhagic fevers2
  • Trevor Shoemaker is a senior epidemiologists with the CDC's Viral Special Pathogens Branch, he currently focuses on enhancing surveillance and outbreak detection for viral hemorrhagic fevers internationally. (cdc.gov)
  • Although a number of other febrile viral infections may produce hemorrhage, only the agents of Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fevers are known to have caused significant outbreaks of disease with person-to-person transmission. (cdc.gov)
20172
  • On 1 July 2017, DRC Minister of Public Health, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, declared that the country had passed a 42-day period with no new recorded cases, and therefore the outbreak was over. (wikipedia.org)
  • As of 8 June 2017, the WHO does not recommend any restrictions of travel and trade in relation to this outbreak. (wikipedia.org)
Humans15
  • Ebola can cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). (wikipedia.org)
  • The CDC says while humans have been infected with Ebola Reston, there have been no cases of human illness or death from this sub-type. (cnn.com)
  • Ebola Reston is unique among the five Ebola viruses in that it is not known to cause disease in humans 10 and Ebola Tai Forest has only been reported in 1 human case 11 . (nature.com)
  • What makes Ebola so dangerous is that the virus is not naturally found in humans, so our immune systems have not evolved to be able to defend against an infection, Pithua said. (globaljournalist.org)
  • Ebola, first identified in the country in 1976, jumps to humans from animals including bats and monkeys. (apnews.com)
  • Ebola diseases (EBOD) are rare, but severe and often fatal viral diseases that affects humans and other primates. (who.int)
  • Ebola is caused by an infection with one of four strains of the Ebola virus known to be infectious to humans. (thirdage.com)
  • Since then, we have dedicated ourselves to ensuring that the world is better prepared, not only for Ebola but for the many high threat pathogens, including pandemic influenza, that can cross the species barrier, from animals to humans, at any moment," Jašarević said. (revolutionradio.org)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a fatal disease contracted by humans and nonhuman primates like chimpanzees monkeys and gorillas. (utahpeoplespost.com)
  • Ebola is a serious and deadly virus transmitted by animals and humans. (healthline.com)
  • Ebola is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an Ebola virus. (greenforest.com.ua)
  • Ebola is passed to humans through close contact with the blood or bodily fluids of infected animals. (fiohnetwork.org)
  • Additionally, the process by which the Ebola disease first infected humans is currently unknown. (safeopedia.com)
  • Preventing the Ebola disease is currently a challenge due to the fact that the manner in which humans become infected remains unknown. (safeopedia.com)
  • Ebola virus disease (EVD) - previously known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever - is a severe, often fatal illness of humans. (who.int)
Country's4
  • This spring, Craig Manning of the Centers for Disease Control was in the West African country of Guinea, responding to the country's recent outbreak of the Ebola virus. (globaljournalist.org)
  • BENI - Health officials in Congo confirmed another Ebola outbreak in the country's east on Sunday, the fourth in less than three years. (ksat.com)
  • This is the central African country's 10th outbreak of Ebola since 1976, when the virus was discovered near the eponymous river in the north. (revolutionradio.org)
  • According to the Red Cross in Guinea, its staff who were working on Ebola were threatened due to which it had been forced to temporarily suspend some operations in the country's southeast. (utahpeoplespost.com)
Virus outbreak2
  • The 2013-2016 West African Ebola virus outbreak altered our perception of just what an Ebola outbreak could look like. (scienceblogs.com)
  • In the 1995 Ebola virus outbreak in Kikwit, DRC, tachypnea was the single most discriminating sign that separated survivors (none of whom had tachypnea) from patients who died (37% of whom had tachypnea). (medscape.com)
Marburg4
  • We have not performed a meta-analysis of the data, but rather summarize the estimates by virus from comprehensive investigations of EVD and Marburg outbreaks over the past 40 years. (nature.com)
  • Hepatic involvement varies with the infecting organism and is at times seen with Ebola, Marburg, RVF, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), and yellow fever. (medscape.com)
  • Bleeding complications are particularly prominent with Ebola, Marburg, CCHF, and the South American arenaviruses. (medscape.com)
  • We will run the King James Bible Code to search for answers on the Marburg and Ebola Hemmorrhagic Fever viruses: where does it hide? (revelation13.net)
Previous outbreaks2
  • The 79% figure is quoted from a study about to be published in the journal 'Epidemics' (discussed further below), and refers to previous outbreaks of Ebola. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
  • This outbreak has proven more deadly, severe, and widespread than previous outbreaks. (healthline.com)
Beni3
  • A 46-year-old woman died on Monday in the city of Beni, one of the centres of an Ebola outbreak from 2018 to 2020 that killed nearly 2,300 people. (abovewhispers.com)
  • Ebola treatment centres in Beni and Mangina are currently treating six children infected with the virus or are suspected cases. (africanews.com)
  • The epicenter of the outbreak was traced to the area around the city of Beni. (concernusa.org)
20206
  • Testing showed the new Ebola case was genetically linked to the 2018-2020 outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, which killed nearly 2,300 people, said a statement from Placide Mbala, chief of the Pathogen Genomics Laboratory at INRB. (voaafrica.com)
  • Our initial findings indicate that this case likely represents a new flare-up of the 2018-2020 Nord Kivu/Ituri outbreak, initiated by transmission of Ebola virus from a persistently infected survivor or a survivor who experienced a relapse,' it said. (voaafrica.com)
  • The 2018-2020 outbreak in the east was Congo's largest and the second largest ever recorded, with nearly 3,500 total cases. (voaafrica.com)
  • 2 Se e https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sga1558.doc.htm (accessed 19 October 2020). (who.int)
  • (https://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/ebola/ebola-panel-report/en/, accessed 28 September 2020). (who.int)
  • 4 Document A69/30 (https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA69/A69_30-en.pdf, accessed 19 October 2020). (who.int)
Guinea1
  • The model is parameterized using data from Guinea, one of the three Ebola-stricken countries. (biomedcentral.com)
Large outbreaks1
  • In a paper just about to be published entitled, 'Potential for large outbreaks of Ebola virus disease', a team of academics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, United States, had deployed mathematical modelling to better understand the spread of Ebola. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
Deadly4
  • is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus species. (wikipedia.org)
  • The latest and most deadly Ebola outbreak has caused global concern over possible outbreaks, especially with increased urbanization and long-distance travel. (thirdage.com)
  • Ebola is one of the very rare and most deadly disease. (newstrackindia.com)
  • Therefore, it is important that the awareness and knowledge of the Ebola virus reaches as many people as possible in order to control the spread of this deadly disease. (safeopedia.com)
Haemorrhagic3
  • Ebola is a viral haemorrhagic fever, first identified in 1976, close to the river from which it takes its name. (wfp.org)
  • Formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, Ebola is a rare but severe virus that has an average fatality rate of 50% - but with some outbreaks rising as high as 90% according to the WHO . (concernusa.org)
  • The Ebola disease is also formally known as Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever. (safeopedia.com)
Cases28
  • As of 27 May, 30 cases had been reclassified as not Ebola-related. (wikipedia.org)
  • Official figures suggest there are 6,000 cases of COVID-19 infection in DRC, but the real number is likely much higher given limited testing capacity - this means that a raft of measures are in place to ensure that Ebola responders do not carry that disease into Équateur. (wfp.org)
  • In addition, all Ebola control and response measures are still in place to ensure that any new cases are detected quickly and treated. (undispatch.com)
  • The outbreak can only be considered over when no new cases are diagnosed 42 days (double the incubation period) after the last reported case has tested negative. (undispatch.com)
  • The patient's discharge follows two weeks in which no new cases of Ebola have been reported. (cfr.org)
  • Once there has been no new cases for forty-two days, the outbreak can be officially declared over. (cfr.org)
  • Militia violence in Congo has prevented aid workers from reaching some potential cases in an outbreak of Ebola that has so far killed 47 people. (egypttoday.com)
  • An outbreak is considered over once 42 days - double the incubation period of the disease - have passed without any new cases. (cnn.com)
  • In many cases an outbreak has occurred when a hunter found a sick or dead animal and carried it home. (globaljournalist.org)
  • Ebola is one of the most virulent viral diseases known to humankind, causing death in 50 to 90 percent of all clinically ill cases. (foxnews.com)
  • The ministry noted 30 probable Ebola cases in the new outbreak and said another 33 suspected cases were under investigation, with laboratory testing underway. (apnews.com)
  • Though most of the media coverage of Ebola focuses on human cases, the disease is also found in non-human primates, and is thought to be an animal-borne illness (transmitted through animals, in the case of Ebola: bats). (thirdage.com)
  • In 2014, there were only 4 confirmed cases of Ebola in the US. (thirdage.com)
  • Alarm bells rang, and the DRC announced on 11 May that there were nine suspected cases of Ebola. (newscientist.com)
  • Congo's seven known outbreaks since then have never exceeded 318 cases, and outbreaks since 2009 numbered only tens of cases, as people learned measures such as quarantining exposed people and not touching the dead. (newscientist.com)
  • The end of an Ebola virus disease outbreak in a country can be declared once 42 days, which represents twice the maximum incubation period for Ebola, have passed and no new cases have been detected, according to the health organization. (worldbulletin.net)
  • The ministry's spokeswoman Jessica Llunga said 4,000 doses are being sent to the remote north-west region of the country where two cases of Ebola have been confirmed, along with 20 probable and 20 suspected cases. (express.co.uk)
  • While cases have significantly declined since the peak of the outbreak, there's still a chance of further outbreaks. (healthline.com)
  • [ 26 ] It is worth noting that in the 1976 Ebola outbreak, bleeding was seen in most cases, whereas in the 1995 Ebola outbreak, bleeding occurred in only half of the patients. (medscape.com)
  • In this outbreak, fatality rates are between 55 and 60 percent, in confirmed cases. (disasterphilanthropy.org)
  • 0.77,1.35]\) , for the case when the belief systems do not result in more unreported Ebola cases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The total Ebola cases are contributed by Ebola-deceased individuals (22%), symptomatic individuals in the early (33%) and latter (45%) infection stages. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A significant reduction of new Ebola cases can be achieved by increasing health-care workers' daily shifts from 8 to 24 hours, limiting hospital visitation to 1 hour and educating the populace to abandon detrimental traditional/cultural belief systems. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Due to this outbreak 318 cases of infection was recorded where 280 patient died quickly. (newstrackindia.com)
  • In the year, 1976, 284 cases were reported and 56 patient died. (newstrackindia.com)
  • These attacks injured, or in some cases killed, over 85 health workers, in part due to ongoing government distrust and Ebola myths. (concernusa.org)
  • Since 1976, no imported cases of VHF have been confirmed in the United States, but every year there are approximately five to 10 suspected cases. (cdc.gov)
  • The exponential increase in cases outbreak of the disease reported in its the transmission remains uncontrolled from this EVD outbreak and its un- 38-year history, it is also the first ever at the epicentre of the outbreak, Ebola precedented size, pace and scale led multi-country outbreak ( 2,6 ). (who.int)
North Kivu4
  • Ebola virus confirmed in North Kivu," Paluku wrote on Twitter. (revolutionradio.org)
  • Only a fraction of the health centres in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, are prepared for a large-scale outbreak. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
  • On August 1, 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health declared an official outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the North Kivu province, a mountainous area in the northeast of the country. (concernusa.org)
  • CDC global immunization experts have been supporting vaccination activities in DRC's North Kivu and Ituri provinces to prevent spread of Ebola. (cdc.gov)
Bundibugyo1
  • Exposure to body fluids especially blood, vomit, stool, urine and In 2007, a new Ebola outbreak occurred in Bundibugyo district on nasal secretions of either dead or sick patients is highly infectious. (who.int)
Reservoir of the Ebola virus2
  • The primary reservoir of the Ebola virus is believed to be fruit bats 12 , 13 . (nature.com)
  • 1 The origin of the virus is unknown, but fruit bats are considered the likely reservoir of the Ebola virus. (who.int)
Infection7
  • Asymptomatic infection no positive results and routine Ebola serological tests too were seems unlikely. (who.int)
  • At the start of an infectious disease outbreak, it is critical to understand the transmission dynamics of the pathogen and to determine those at highest risk for infection or severe outcomes in the population(s) affected 28 , 29 . (nature.com)
  • Manning explained that shaking his hand would not put the director at risk of an Ebola infection because there was no likelihood that he was infected, and the two finally shook. (globaljournalist.org)
  • An Ebola infection can be difficult to diagnose in the early days. (globaljournalist.org)
  • In patients who have Ebola virus infection, 2 types of exposure history are recognized: primary and secondary. (medscape.com)
  • So, the chances of getting recovered after Ebola infection is very less. (newstrackindia.com)
  • There is no proven treatment of the Ebola infection. (newstrackindia.com)
Largest Ebola outbreak2
  • It is the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded. (disasterphilanthropy.org)
  • The second-largest Ebola outbreak ever continues to spread, and health officials now say it's likely to reach the populous city of Goma. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
Infectious6
  • During these outbreaks, transmission chains resulted from direct person-to-person spread in households and nosocomial transmissions through contact with body fluids, dead bodies, or infectious fomites. (cdc.gov)
  • Today, we will hear from Ebola experts in CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding. (thirdage.com)
  • Although we were fairly satisfied that most communities were fully aware about the outbreak and the infectious nature of the disease, we realised the need to take the fight to another level as the spread of the disease was not then contained. (fiohnetwork.org)
  • BACKGROUND: Health care workers (HCW) are more likely to be exposed to Ebola virus (EBOV) during an outbreak compared to people in the general population due to close physical contact with patients and potential exposure to infectious fluids. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nosocomial outbreaks are not uncommon in developing countries, where safe infectious disease practices have not been implemented and supplies are in shortage. (medscape.com)
Liberia1
  • The US diagnosed its first imported travel-related Ebola case in September 2014 (by a person who had travelled to Dallas, Texas, from Liberia). (biomedcentral.com)
Declares1
  • If the WHO declares the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, or PHEIC, that would likely lead to travel and trade restrictions - measures that could complicate humanitarian operations if border crossings are closed or suspended. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
Viruses3
  • The 2003 monkeypox outbreak in the United States clearly illustrated the potential for monkeypox virus or other zoonotic viruses to be transmitted great distances and spread quickly among immunologically naive populations. (cdc.gov)
  • The natural reservoir host for Ebola viruses are unknown, but bats are the most likely reservoir. (cdc.gov)
  • Unlike other types of viruses, Ebola can't be transmitted through the air or by touch alone. (healthline.com)
Incubation period3
  • The incubation period for Ebola is 21 days. (undispatch.com)
  • Here, we have compiled a comprehensive database of estimates of epidemiological parameters based on data from past outbreaks, including the incubation period distribution, case fatality rate, basic reproduction number ( R 0 ), effective reproduction number ( R t ) and delay distributions. (nature.com)
  • Since Ebola may occur within three weeks of exposure, anyone with possible exposure might undergo an incubation period of the same timeframe. (healthline.com)
Country in 19761
  • This is the 12th outbreak in conflict-ridden Congo since the virus was first discovered in the country in 1976, and comes less than three months after an outbreak in the western province of Equateur, officially ended in November. (ksat.com)
Species1
  • In just 40 years, Ebola has vanquished about one-third of the world's species, critically endangering the gorillas' lives. (listverse.com)
Experimental4
  • Locating research on the scene of the outbreak prioritised the experimental testing of various treatments and vaccines to aid science-based responses. (undispatch.com)
  • The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday thousands of doses of experimental Ebola vaccines had arrived in the DRC's capital on Kinshasa. (express.co.uk)
  • The country has begun using the experimental mAb114 Ebola treatment which authorities have described as successful. (africanews.com)
  • At present, the standard treatment for the Ebola disease is limited to supported therapy as more advanced treatments for the Ebola virus are still in experimental stages. (safeopedia.com)
Vaccines2
  • These included the development of safe and efficient Ebola vaccines. (undispatch.com)
  • If Ebola reaches a big city, says Berkley, the affected government can officially request vaccines from that stockpile, which will be released if the WHO agrees. (newscientist.com)
Strain3
  • Finally, Reston Ebola is named after Reston in the U.S. state of Virginia , where this fifth strain of the Ebola virus was identified in monkeys imported from the Philippines. (cnn.com)
  • The outbreak in the DRC was the seventh incident of Ebola in the DRC since 1976 and is unrelated to the strain affecting the west of the continent where more than 5,400 people have died. (worldbulletin.net)
  • The WHO is investigating the case and trying to identify the strain of the virus to determine its link to the previous outbreak. (ksat.com)
Severe3
  • It has been the most severe since the first recognised outbreak in the DRC in 1976 . (undispatch.com)
  • Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe, acute viral illness, usually characterized by the sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. (disasterphilanthropy.org)
  • Though EBOV is capable of causing severe disease, referred to as Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), individuals who have never been diagnosed with confirmed, probable or suspected EVD can have detectable EBOV antigen-specific antibodies in their blood. (bvsalud.org)
World's2
  • The West African government on Wednesday said that the states are unable to fight against the world's worst Ebola outbreak due to the lack of resources. (utahpeoplespost.com)
  • EVD first came to the world's attention in 1976. (concernusa.org)
Including Ebola disease1
  • On this "Revelation 13: Astrology, Prophecies of the Future" web site, where among my prophecies, I also discuss events in the world, including Ebola disease, from the point of view of Astrology, Biblical prophecy including the Book of Revelation, and numerical analysis. (revelation13.net)
Treatment centre1
  • There is currently no dedicated Ebola treatment centre in Goma, so isolating patients may be difficult. (thenewhumanitarian.org)
Natural reservoir2
  • Because no natural reservoir of Ebola has been identified, the relation between specific exposure to potential arthropod, animal, or plant vectors and disease remains unproven. (medscape.com)
  • Congo's dense tropical forests are a natural reservoir for the Ebola virus, which causes fever, body aches, and diarrhea. (voaafrica.com)
Primates2
  • Gabon's government first reported it suspected an outbreak last Tuesday, after an unusual number of dead primates were found in the region at the same time that local villagers starting falling ill. (foxnews.com)
  • The disease may also be transmitted through contact with objects that have come into contact with infected bodily fluids (including medical tools such as needles and syringes), infected bats and/or nonhuman primates, and direct contact with bodily fluids from a recovered Ebola patient. (thirdage.com)
Fatality rate1
Bats2
  • The Ebola virus likely originated in African fruit bats. (healthline.com)
  • However, researchers now believe that the Ebola virus is animal-borne with bats being the most likely reservoir. (safeopedia.com)
19951
Current16
  • However, prior to the current outbreak, infections have been relatively concentrated to one area, predominately Central African forests. (americansecurityproject.org)
  • The current outbreak of Ebola emerged in the northeastern part of the country in August 2018. (undispatch.com)
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe is a Congolese doctor heading up the response to the current Ebola outbreak in Congo. (npr.org)
  • The current Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC started in August 2018. (cfr.org)
  • Hence, the apparent end of the current Ebola outbreak is a major achievement of the international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and Congolese authorities. (cfr.org)
  • The locations of the current outbreak are particularly concerning. (time.com)
  • Mary will discuss the status of the current outbreak. (cdc.gov)
  • The current outbreak has been pinpointed to the villages of Leahonene and Endemba, he said. (foxnews.com)
  • The authors of this new research published in the academic journal 'Epidemics', point out that a number of mathematical modelling studies of Ebola focused on two historical outbreaks, but the authors of the current study argue it remains unclear to what extent person-to-person transmission contributed to past Ebola outbreaks, and how community and hospital-specific control measures influenced the spread in each setting. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
  • Moreover, the current outbreak is far from any major cities: it takes three days to get to Likati from the Congolese capital Kinshasa. (newscientist.com)
  • At a protest on Wednesday in Butembo, the biggest city to be affected by the current outbreak, dozens of Congolese doctors and nurses marched behind a banner reading "Ebola exists" and urged authorities to take additional security measures. (trust.org)
  • The current outbreak of EVD is the largest in recorded history. (disasterphilanthropy.org)
  • The current death rate in this outbreak is about 55 percent. (disasterphilanthropy.org)
  • The scale of the current outbreak is unprecedented, and shows no signs of slowing down. (vox.com)
  • Epidemiological information from the current EVD outbreak was assessed. (who.int)
  • The DRC Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), developed with assistance from CDC and modeled after CDC's own training programs, has trained around 248 disease detectives who are crucial to accurately detecting and identifying outbreaks and are supporting case investigations, active case finding, and contact tracing for the current Ebola response. (cdc.gov)
People10
  • Historically, Ebola has localized itself within small populations allowing for basic isolating methods such as quarantining people and villages to be effective at addressing its dissemination. (americansecurityproject.org)
  • From 1976 to 1999, there were seven outbreaks of the disease that killed two or more people. (globaljournalist.org)
  • Ebola last struck the region in 1996-97, killing 45 of the 60 people infected. (foxnews.com)
  • A total of 66 people were infected with Ebola virus in the DRC since Aug.24. (worldbulletin.net)
  • people who have contracted Ebola or even died from Ebola. (express.co.uk)
  • This includes isolating people with Ebola and wearing protective gowns, gloves, masks, and eye shields when coming in contact with the infected person or their belongings. (healthline.com)
  • Another flare-up from that outbreak killed six people last year. (voaafrica.com)
  • Avoiding physical contact with people infected with Ebola and protective clothing must be worn. (fiohnetwork.org)
  • Health workers are on a campaign drive to speak to people including children about Ebola and how to protect themselves from the virus. (africanews.com)
  • The DRC has experienced 10 Ebola outbreaks since the virus was discovered in 1976, altogether killing some 900 people. (africanews.com)