World Health Organization (Geneva)
12 September 2007
Ebola virus, Filoviridae family, is comprised of four distinct subtypes: Zaïre, Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire and Reston. Three subtypes, occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Sudan and Côte d'Ivoire, have been identified as causing illness in humans. Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a febrile haemorrhagic illness which causes death in 50-90% of all ...
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