Yambuku

Yambuku

Yambuku

Village in Mongala, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Yambuku is a small village in Mongala Province in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the center of the first documented outbreak of Ebola virus disease, in 1976, with the World Health Organization identifying a man from Yambuku as the index case.[1] It is 1,098 kilometres (682 mi) northeast of the capital city of Kinshasa.[2]

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During the 1976 Zaire Ebola virus outbreak, the village had no running water or electricity. The village had a hospital but no radio, phone, or ambulances, and communication was by motorbike messenger.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hewlett, Barry; Hewlett, Bonnie (2007). Ebola, Culture and Politics: The Anthropology of an Emerging Disease. Cengage Learning. p. 103. ISBN 978-1111797317. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Analysis of 1976 Ebola outbreak holds lessons relevant today - Fogarty International Center @ NIH". Fogarty International Center. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. [3]
    Poon, Linda (3 May 2015). "What Happens To A Country When An Outbreak Of Ebola Ends?". NPR. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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