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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.

Overview

The virus is named after the Ebola River Valley in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre), near the site of the first recognized outbreak in 1976, in a mission run by Flemish nuns.

Historical Perspective

Discovery

• The Ebola virus was first recognized in 1976 as a result of outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Zaire and Sudan.
• The virus was named after the Ebola river in Zaire.
• The first outbreak occurred in Sudan between June and November 1976, due the so-called Ebola Sudan.
• The second outbreak occurred in Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) betwwen August and November 1976 due the so-called Ebola Zaire, with a mortality rate of 90%
• The third strain of Ebola, which has been coined Ebola Reston, was first recognized in 1989.
• The fourth strain of Ebola, Ebola Ivory Coast, was discovered in the Tai Forest, Cote d'Ivoire, June 1994. It was discovered during a necropsy that was performed on a deceased monkey.