Reconsidering Ebola virus nomenclature : a call for a stigma-free and precise terminology.
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2025
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Ebola virus disease is a severe, and very often fatal, emerging and re-emerging zoonotic infection that is a major threat to global health. Since its discovery along the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976, Orthoebolavirus, commonly known as Ebolavirus, has caused 42 outbreaks in 18 countries.
Over 80% (34 of 42) of Ebola virus disease outbreaks have occurred in Africa.1 The most difficult to contain Ebola virus disease epidemic so far was in west Africa between December, 2013, and June, 2016, where 28610 cases were confirmed, with a case fatality rate of 40%.2 Uganda is highly prone to Ebola virus disease occurrence and has so far had seven outbreaks since 2000. Five of these were caused by Orthoebolavirus sudanense (Sudan ebolavirus).1 The most recent Ebola virus disease health-care emergency was declared in Uganda on Jan 30, 2025.
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Olupot-Olupot, P., Mulongo, M., Taylor-Robinson, S. D., Bwire, G., & Okware, S. (2025). Reconsidering Ebola virus nomenclature: a call for a stigma-free and precise terminology. The Lancet Global Health, 13(6), e981–e982. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00139-1