Ebola

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See also: ebola, ébola, and Ébola

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Ebola

  1. A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Etymology 2

Named after the river, which flowed near the first outbreak of Ebola that was first identified as Ebola. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control[1] or Belgian researchers.[2]

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Ebola (uncountable)

  1. The Ebola virus.
    • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
      Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
  2. Ebola fever.
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  1. ^ Preston, Richard (1995 July 20) The Hot Zone, Anchor Books (Random House), page 117: “Karl Johnson named it Ebola”
  2. ^ Bredow, Rafaela von, Hackenbroch, Veronika (2014 October 4) “'In 1976 I Discovered Ebola – Now I Fear an Unimaginable Tragedy'”, in The Observer, Guardian Media Group
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