EBOLA HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) is one of the most virulent viral diseases known to humankind, causing death in 50-90% of all clinically ill cases. The disease has its origins in the jungles of Africa and Asia. Several different forms of Ebola virus have been identified and may be associated with other clinical expressions, on which further research is required. Transmission * The Ebola virus is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, secretions, …showed first 75 words of 919 total…

…showed last 75 words of 919 total…have been the source of infection for humans, they are not thought to be the reservoir. They, like humans, are infected directly from the natural reservoir or through a chain of transmission from the natural reservoir. * Extensive ecological studies are currently under way in Côte d'Ivoire to identify the reservoir of Ebola. Studies to identify the reservoir of Marburg virus, a closely related filovirus are being conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.