Ebola virus outbreaks in Africa: Past and present

Ebola virus outbreaks in Africa: Past and present

Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a zoonosis affecting both human and non-human primates (NHP). Outbreaks in Africa occur mainly in the Congo and Nile basins. The first outbreaks of EHF occurred nearly simultaneously in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, former Zaire) and Sudan wi...

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Main Authors: J.J. Muyembe-Tamfum, S. Mulangu, Justin Masumu, J.M. Kayembe, A. Kemp, Janusz T. Paweska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2012-06-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Ebola
Africa
outbreaks
non-humans primates
fruit bats
zoonosis
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/451

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