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World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.Origin and Spread of the OutbreakThe outbreak was first identified in the Ituri province of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak has rapidly led to hundreds of suspected cases and dozens of deaths. Authorities have reported t

Ebola virus disease is defined as a severe viral illness with high mortality rates, caused by viruses of the genus Orthoebolavirus in the family Filoviridae, affecting humans and non-human primates. The disease was first identified in 1976 during simultaneous outbreaks within the borders of present-day South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The disease is named after the Ebola River near which the outbreak occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Types and Structure of the