Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission.
World Health Organisation (WHO) Facts
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Facts
United Nations (UN)
Books in TC Library
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Ebola Myths and Facts for Dummies by Call Number: People - Medical Conditions 616.9 CHAISBN: 9781119066224Publication Date: 2015 -
Fighting Infectious Diseases by Call Number: People - Medical Conditions 616.9 FIGISBN: 9781925339383Publication Date: 2017
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Which countries have had Ebola outbreaks?
The following countries have experienced cases of Ebola since its discovery:
| The Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Russia |
| Gabon | Senegal |
| Guinea | Sierra Leone |
| Italy | South Africa |
| Ivory Coast | South Sudan |
| Liberia | Spain |
| Mali | Uganda |
| Nigeria | United Kingdom |
| Philippines | United States |
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