General Article Ebola: what are the symptoms, how does it spread and where did it come from?

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Ebola: what are the symptoms, how does it spread and where did it come from?

Yap Boum, Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola disease. Ebola outbreaks emerge periodically in several African countries, most notably in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Public health expert Yap Boum, who has been involved in managing Ebola outbreaks in the past, answers some key questions about Ebola’s history, treatment, and how to keep s...

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