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Quick Facts:
What is Ebola?
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often-fatal disease that has appeared sporadically since its initial recognition in 1976. The disease is caused by infection with Ebola virus, named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa, where it was first recognized.
How does Ebola spread?
Ebola spreads through contact with bodily fluids of an infected person.
Ways to Pray:
For the outbreak to be contained and new infections cease
For the patients and the safety of those who are treating them
For God to be glorified in this situation
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Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
Bundibugyo, Uganda - Tests confirmed an outbreak of Ebola near WHM’s team in Bundibugyo on Thursday, November 29, 2007. The outbreak originally seemed to center on Kikyo, a small village 12 km away from Bundibugyo town, but has since spread throughout Bundibugyo district. The epidemic peaked the first half of December. The epidemic was officially declared over on February 19, 2008.
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