KNOW ABOUT EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE
EVD, originally
identified in 1976 in Yambuku, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo),
and Nzara, South Sudan, is caused by an RNA virus in the filovirus family.
“Ebola” (named after
a river in Zaire) encompasses five separate species —
1.
Zaire ebolavirus,
2.
Bundibugyo ebolavirus,
3.
Taï Forest ebolavirus,
4.
Sudan ebolavirus, and
5.
Reston ebolavirus.
Reston ebolavirus is not known to cause disease in humans, but the fatality
rates in outbreaks of the other four species have ranged from 25 to 90%.
SOURCE INFORMATION
August 13, 2014DOI:
10.1056/NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE p1409494
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