Ebola River
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The Ebola River in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo
is the headstream of the Mongala River, a tributary of the Congo River
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Ebola virus
(EBOV) and the taxonomic ranks associated with it and its relatives (genus Ebolavirus
, and species Bundibugyo ebolavirus
, Reston ebolavirus, Sudan ebolavirus
, Taï Forest ebolavirus, and Zaire ebolavirus
) are named after this river.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
is the headstream of the Mongala River, a tributary of the Congo River
Congo River
The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
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Ebola virus
Ebola virus
Ebola virus causes severe disease in humans and in nonhuman primates in the form of viral hemorrhagic fever. EBOV is a Select Agent, World Health Organization Risk Group 4 Pathogen , National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Category A Priority Pathogen,...
(EBOV) and the taxonomic ranks associated with it and its relatives (genus Ebolavirus
Ebolavirus
The genus Ebolavirus is a virological taxon included in the family Filoviridae, order Mononegavirales.This genus was introduced in 1998 as the "Ebola-like viruses". In 2002 the name was changed to Ebolavirus and in 2010 the genus was emended....
, and species Bundibugyo ebolavirus
Bundibugyo ebolavirus
- Introduction and use of term :The species Bundibugyo ebolavirus is a virological taxon that was suggested in 2008 to be included in the genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, order Mononegavirales. The species has a single virus member, Bundibugyo virus . The members of the species are called...
, Reston ebolavirus, Sudan ebolavirus
Sudan ebolavirus
- Introduction and Use of Term :The species Sudan ebolavirus is a virological taxon included in the genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, order Mononegavirales. The species has a single virus member, Sudan virus . The members of the species are called Sudan ebolaviruses...
, Taï Forest ebolavirus, and Zaire ebolavirus
Zaire ebolavirus
- Introduction and Use of Term :Zaire ebolavirus is a virological taxon included in the genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, order Mononegavirales. The species has a single virus member, Ebola virus . The members of the species are called Zaire ebolaviruses...
) are named after this river.
See also
- YambukuYambukuYambuku is a small village in Mongala District in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the site of the first known outbreak of the Ebola Zaire strain of the Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus...
- EpidemiologyEpidemiologyEpidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...