A strain of this virus, named for a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed over 240 people in 1995
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Ebola Virus - Infection, Disease, Infected, and Viruses - JRank Articles  Most strains of Ebola hemorrhagic fever progresses quickly from the initial ... Ebola virus comes from a river located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ... That same year, another type of Ebola virus, named Ebola Sudan, caused an ... The disease can be swiftly devastating and results in death in about 90% of cases.
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How Ebola Got Its Name - Live Science  Oct 9, 2014 ... The Ebola virus that's causing the devastating outbreak in West Africa didn't ... illness among villagers in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Late one night, the group of scientists discussed over Kentucky bourbon what the virus they ... And so Ebola joined the list of viruses named after rivers.
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West African Ebola virus epidemic - Wikipedia  The West African Ebola virus epidemic (20132016) was the most widespread outbreak of ... On 29 March 2016, the Director-General of WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, .... ill with similar symptoms and also died; people infected by these initial cases ..... the Democratic Republic of Congo (then called Zaire), Ebola virus disease has...
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2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak ...  In 2014, an outbreak of Ebola virus disease occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... It began in August 2014 and was declared over in November of that year, ... Subsequent laboratory studies confirmed she had died of Ebola virus ... virus responsible for the initial outbreak, named after the nearby Ebola river,...
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What Factors Might Have Led to the Emergence of Ebola in West ...  Jun 4, 2015 ... During the 1976 outbreak in the DRC, the incubation period in .... This virus strain is most closely related to virus isolated from the 1995 ... in northwest Republic of Congo killed 90%95% of the population, ... and can have complex influence over contact networks and disease ...... GeoJournal 67: 223240.
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Zambia - Wikipedia  The Republic of Zambia /zmbi/ is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, neighbouring ... in 1964. The new name of Zambia was derived from the Zambezi river (Zambezi may mean "River of God"). ..... Before its confluence, the Luangwa River forms part of Zambia's border with Mozambique. From Luangwa town, the...
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Congo River - Wikipedia  The Congo River is a river in Africa. It is the second largest river in the world by discharge (after ... Measured along the Lualaba, the Congo River has a total length of 4,370 km (2,715 ... The river and its tributaries flow through the Congo Rainforest, the second largest rain forest area in the world, second only to the Amazon...
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The Hot Zone - Wikipedia  The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story is a best-selling 1995 nonfiction thriller by Richard ... The EVD outbreaks caused by EBOV and its cousin, Sudan virus (SUDV) are ... "The Monkey House" chronicles the discovery of Reston virus among ... less than fifteen miles (24 km) away from Washington, DC, a company called...
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WHO | Ebola virus disease  Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, ... The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human ... There have been more cases and deaths in this outbreak than all others combined. It has also spread between countries starting in Guinea then spreading...
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Portal:Africa/Countries/Selected country - Wikipedia, the free ...  This name was picked due to its neutrality, since the current political ... Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, it was renamed on August 4, 1984 by President .... country is named, is the largest wetland in Chad and the second largest in Africa. ... The capital, Brazzaville, is located on the Congo River, in the south of the...
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J! Archive - Show #2834, aired 1996-12-19  In 1963 a vaccine was developed for this disease also called rubeola ... The ancient poets of India called this longest river of Pakistan "King River"...
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Congo River Facts - africa facts  Congo River Facts - Out of all the Africa landforms and bodies of water the Congo River is perhaps the most important to the ... It is the second longest river in Africa (the Nile is the longest). ... The river gets its name from the ancient Kongo Kingdom which existed near the mouth of the river. ... It is also called the Zaire River.
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Congo River - Wikipedia  The Congo River is a river in Africa. It is the second largest river in the world by discharge (after ... The name River Congo originated from the Kingdom of Kongo which was located on the southern bank of the river. ... to Zahir or Zaire as the name used by the natives (i.e. derived from Portuguese usage) remained common.
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Ebola Zaire Outbreaks  "Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: Tandala, Zaire, 1977-1978." Journal of Infectious ... EBO-Z surfaced shortly after the first Ebola outbreak in Sudan and killed 280 of the 318 people it infected. ... The exact origin of the virus during this epidemic is unknown. During this outbreak, there was more than one point of contact with Ebola.
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Did the Nile River Really Turn to Blood? : Christian Courier  During the plagues that were visited upon Egypt, prior to Israel's departure from that ... the Bible says that the Nile River was turned into blood (Exodus 7:14-25). ... that churned into the water of the Nile during the flooding season of that river.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | history - geography ...  Officially known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country has a 25-mile (40-km) ... Monetary unit: Congo franc (FC) ... Unlike Zaire, however, the name Congo has origins in the colonial period, when ..... ASL visual-gestural language used by most of the deaf community in the United States and Canada. ASL is a...
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Congo River | river, Africa | Britannica.com  With a length of 2900 miles (4700 km), it is the continent's second longest river, after the Nile. ... Congo River, formerly Zaire River, river in west-central Africa. ... Its drainage basin, covering an area of 1,335,000 square miles (3,457,000 ... of the 18th century that the river was first called the Rio Congo, a name taken from the...
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Congo River - Wikipedia  The Congo River is a river in Africa. It is the second largest river in the world by discharge (after ... The river was known as Zaire during the 16th and 17th centuries; Congo seems to ... and much of the trade of Central Africa passes along the river, including copper, .... The upper Congo basin runs west of the Albertine Rift.
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Zaire - Wikipedia  Zaire officially the Republic of Zaire was the name, between 1971 and 1997, of a state in Central Africa which was later renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the end of the Mobutu Sese Seko era. The state's name derived from the name of the Congo River, sometimes called Zaire in ... From 1965, Mobutu dominated the political life of the country, restructuring...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) | history - geography ...  DRC country located in central Africa. Officially known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country has a 25-mile ... Official language: French 1 ... it from the other Congo republic, which is officially called the Republic of the Congo ... great river in local African languages; like the country's current name, it refers to...
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Congo River | river, Africa | Britannica.com  The Congo River flows through the heart of Africa for about 2,900 miles (4,700 kilometers). It is the second longest river in Africa, after the Nile. The Congo River, also known as the Zaire, with its tributaries drains more than 1,600,000 square miles (4,100,000 square kilometers) in the heart of tropical Africa.