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7. History of the Ebola Virus

The Ebola virus was discovered in 1976 when two outbreaks occurred in central Africa, the first in a village near the Ebola River in the Congo. This is where the virus gets its name. The second outbreak occurred over 500 miles away, in Sudan. Doctors initially believed that people who were sick must have traveled between these two areas, but they later discovered the incidents came from two different versions of the virus.

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