History

__History__

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"The history of Ebola began when the disease was first recognized in 1976. The name "Ebola" came from a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), in Africa, where the virus was first recognized. There have been 18 confirmed outbreaks of the disease since 1976."

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Ever since Ebola was first recognized in 1976, outbreaks have appeared sporadically. Confirmed cases of Ebola virus infections have been reported in: In the United States, no case of Ebola in humans has ever been reported. Ebola-Reston virus caused severe illness and death in monkeys imported to research facilities in the United States and Italy from the Philippines; during these **Ebola outbreaks**, several research workers became infected with the virus but did not become ill.
 * Gabon
 * The Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * Sudan
 * The Ivory Coast
 * The Republic of the Congo
 * Uganda

 There was one confirmed outbreak in the 1980s. When monkeys were imported to research facilities in the United States from the Philippines, the **Ebola**-Reston virus caused severe illness and death in the monkeys, and several research workers became infected with the virus but did not become ill.




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