Ebola virus disease evd, or simply ebola, is a viral haemorrhagic fever of humans and other. Ebola virus disease among children in west africa ncbi. This free online health literacy course from alison will explain in clear and simple terms what the ebola virus is, where the outbreak has occurred, what the signs. In may, ebola resurfaced in parts of guinea thought to be free from the virus. Outbreak of ebola virus disease in west africa ecdc. Ebola virus disease evd is a rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates. People can get evd through direct contact with an infected animal bat or nonhuman primate or a sick or dead person infected with ebola virus. It belongs to the family filoviridae and is responsible for a severe disease characterized by the sudden onset of.
Ebola virus disease ebola hemorrhagic fever first appeared in 1976 with two concurrent outbreaks of acute viral hemorrhagic fever involving 284 cases 151. Introduction to ebola virus disease world health organization. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and then spreads in the human population through. On january 14, 2016, liberia again announced it was ebolafree. Crawford oxford university press, new york, ny, usa. A failure in infection control in the treatment of the second patient led to an isolated infection of ebola virus disease in a health worker in spain itself. Liberia was declared ebolafree on 9 may 2015, however a new confirmed case was reported on monday 29 june. In 2014, ebola virus disease in spain occurred due to two patients with cases of the disease contracted during the ebola virus epidemic in west africa. Tambien es importante avisar a las autoridades sanitarias. Food and drug administration fda has approved the ebola vaccine rvsvzebov tradename ervebo for the prevention of evd. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through humantohuman transmission. The epidemic of ebola virus disease evd in west africa has caused clinical illness and deaths among persons with reported ages ranging from less than 1. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Fievre hemorra gique a virus ebola fiche technique.
Ebola virus disease evd, formerly known as ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe, often fatal illness in humans. Learn about the ebola virus and how you can avoid it alison. The 20142016 outbreak in west africa was the largest and most complex ebola outbreak since the virus was first discovered in 1976. Ebola disease is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. Ebola virus disease a manual for evd management marta lado. Elimination of ebola virus transmission in liberia september 3. On 29 december 2015, 42 days after the last person tested negative for a second time, guinea was declared free of ebola transmission.
It belongs to the family filoviridae and is responsible for a severe disease characterized by the sudden onset of hemorrhagic fever accompanied by other non specific signs and symptoms. Ebola virus simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The ministry of health and who continue to closely monitor the outbreak of ebola virus disease evd in the. Forty two days later, on may 9, who declared liberia free of ebola virus transmission 1.
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