Distinguishing viruses responsible for influenza-like illness
current ebola outbreak 2021 :: Article Creator Ebola Virus: Origin, Transmission, And Impact 10 Years After Outbreak Ebola is a viral haemorrhagic fever that was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (File) Paris, France: The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976. More than three quarters of those deaths occurred during a brutal outbreak in West Africa which began a decade ago, beginning in Guinea before spreading to Liberia and Sierra Leone. As Friday marks 10 years since the first Ebola cases were reported in Sierra Leone on May 24, 2014, here is a factfile on one of the world's most deadly diseases: Origins Ebola is a viral haemorrhagic fever that was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Six of the virus species are known to cause disease in humans -- Zaire, Sudan, Bundibugyo, Reston, Tai Forest and...