where has ebola been in africa?
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The Western African Ebola virus epidemic (2013–2016) was the most widespread outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in history—causing major loss of life and socioeconomic disruption in the region, mainly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Ebola virus disease is a serious, often fatal condition in humans and nonhuman primates. Ebola is one of several viral hemorrhagic fevers, caused by infection with a virus of the Filoviridae family, genus Ebolavirus. The fatality rates of Ebola vary depending on the strain.
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['Angola.', 'Botswana.', 'Burundi.', 'Comoros.', 'Eswatini.', 'Lesotho.', 'Madagascar.', 'Malawi.']
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Ebola virus disease ( EVD ) is a severe disease caused by Ebola virus, a member of the filovirus family, which occurs in humans and other primates. The disease emerged in 1976 in almost simultaneous outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC ) and Sudan (now South Sudan).
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Ebola is contagious. The virus spreads through direct contact (via broken skin or mucous membranes, in the nose, mouth, or eyes). Blood or body fluids from infected individuals are capable of causing infection in others.
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Outside Africa, the highest prevalence rate is found in the Bahamas (3.3%). In absolute numbers, South Africa (7.1 million), followed by Nigeria (3.2 million), and India (2.1 million) had the highest HIV/AIDS number of cases by the end of 2016.
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Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked nation in Western Africa. Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Cote d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west.
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Africa is a continent south of Europe, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
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Western Africa (17) - Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
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Overview. Ebola virus disease (commonly known as "Ebola") was first described in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and what is now South Sudan. The 2013–2016 outbreak, caused by Ebola virus (EBOV) was the first anywhere in the world to reach epidemic proportions.
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Like other Filoviruses, Ebola is an enveloped, non-segmented, negative-stranded RNA virus. Ebola virus particles have at their core a viral nucleocapsid composed of a helical single stranded RNA genome wrapped around viral proteins NP, VP35, VP30, and L.
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The CDC and WHO recommend the following vaccinations for travelers to North and West Africa: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, cholera, yellow fever, rabies, anthrax and meningitis.
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There are five subtypes of Ebola viruses: Zaire, Sudan, Bundibugyo, Tai Forest (formerly known as Côte d'Ivoire), and Reston, each named after the location in which it was first identified. The first three subtypes have been associated with large EVD outbreaks in Africa.
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['ALGERIA.', 'CHAD.', 'IVORY COAST.', 'EGYPT.', 'GHANA.', 'KENYA.', 'LIBYA.', 'MALI.']
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['Swaziland.', 'Cape Verde.', 'Eswatini.', 'Mozambique.', 'Rwanda.', 'Somalia.']
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In Liberia, Ebola virus disease was first reported from Lofa County on March 30, 2014, a week after cases in Guinea had been reported (1–3) (Figure 1). Additional cases in May and June heralded the country's severe outbreak (4).