Apr 20, 2023 · Overview. Ebola virus disease (EVD or Ebola) is a rare but severe illness in humans. It is often fatal. People get infected with Ebola by touching:

Dec 9, 2022 · Ebola virus disease Overview The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals (such as fruit bats, porcupines and non-human primates) and then spreads in the human population through direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and with surfaces and materials (e.g. bedding, clothing ...

Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a rare but severe, often fatal , often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90% in humans caused by the Ebola virus, a member of the filovirus family. Death rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks.

On 30 January 2025, the Ministry of Health of Uganda declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD) following confirmation from three national reference laboratories. The case presented with signs and symptoms between 20 and 21 January and died on 29 January at the National Referral Hospital in Kampala. As of 30 January 2025, 45 contacts have been identified, including 34 healthcare workers ...

Jul 17, 2019 · Ebola Virus Disease is a serious infectious disease spread between humans from person to person. Infection is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with the blood, body fluids or secretions (stool, urine, saliva, semen) of infected people, but only when they show symptoms. Ebola cannot be transmitted by air. The disease usually has a high mortality rate but in the current Ebola outbreak ...

Jan 11, 2020 · As Ebola outbreaks are relatively rare and unpredictable in nature, and due to limited vaccine quantities, the Ervebo vaccine is reserved for outbreak response to protect persons at the highest risk of contracting Ebola virus disease under a “ring vaccination” strategy, which is similar to the approach used to eradicate smallpox.

Jun 24, 2020 · Ebola virus disease Democratic Republic of Congo: external situation report 98/ 2020 - Select language - العربية 中文 français русский español português 24 June 2020

Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a life-threatening disease caused by Ebola virus, with a pooled case fatality rate of 60% in outbreaks from 2010-2020. The clinical management and operations unit is supporting the delivery of patient centred, individualized critical care to reduce the case fatality of EVD through three key interventions.

Jan 31, 2025 · Sudan virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates that is due to Orthoebolavirus sudanense (Sudan virus), a viral species belonging to the same genus of the virus causing Ebola virus disease. Case fatality rates of Sudan virus disease have varied from 41% to 100% in past outbreaks.

On 4 July 2022, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the end of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak that affected Mbandaka and Wangata health zones, Equateur province. In accordance with WHO recommendations, the declaration was made 42 days (twice the maximum incubation period) after the burial of the last confirmed case who died in the community.