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The Ebola River (/ i ˌ b oʊ l ə / or / ə ˈ b oʊ l ə /), [1] [2] also commonly known by its Ngbandi name Legbala, [3] is the headstream of the Mongala River, a tributary of the Congo River, in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [4]
Ebola – rzeka w północnej części Demokratycznej Republiki Konga; rzeka źródłowa Mongali. Przepływa przez małą miejscowość Yambuku, w okolicach której po raz pierwszy opisano występowanie wirusa, nazwanego Ebola
9 paź 2014 · Ebola was unknown to science until 1976, following an outbreak in the Ebola River basin of what was then Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, there have been eleven outbreaks with more than fifty cases.
Ebola viruses are found in several African countries. Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, outbreaks have appeared sporadically in Africa. The natural reservoir host of Ebola virus remains unknown.
Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals such as fruit bats, chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, forest antelope or porcupines found ill or dead or in the rainforest.
15 lis 2024 · Ebolaviruses take their name from the Ebola River in the northern Congo basin of central Africa, where they first emerged in 1976. Ebolaviruses are closely related to species in the genus Marburgvirus, which was discovered in 1967, and the two are the only members of the Filoviridae that cause epidemic human disease.
9 paź 2014 · On the map, it appeared that the closest river to Yambuku was called Ebola, meaning "Black River," in the local language Lingala. "It seemed suitably ominous," Piot wrote.
