The 2014 Ebola outbreak : international and U.S. responses / [electronic resource] Tiaji Salaam-Blyther
Language: English Series: CRS report, R43697Publication details: Washington, DC : CRS, 2014Description: 22 pSubject(s): Online resources:
electronic publication
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| SIPRI Library and Documentation | CD2014 G14_363 | Available | G14/363 |
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"August 26, 2014".
Ebola virus disease (Ebola or EVD) is a severe, often fatal disease that was first detected near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1976. Originating in animals, EVD is spread to and among humans through contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other bodily fluids of those infected. It is not transmitted through the air. On March 22, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 49 people had contracted EVD in Guinea, West Africa, and 29 of them had died. As of mid-August, the virus had quickly spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria.
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