Yambuku | |
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)  Yambuku | |
| Coordinates: 2°49′23″N 22°13′28″E / 2.82306°N 22.22444°E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Mongala |
| Territory | Bumba |
| Sector | Yandongi |
| Grouping | Yambuku |
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 alleging that a man from Yambuku was the index case.[1] It is 1,098 kilometres (682 mi) northeast of the capital city of Kinshasa.[2]
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 done by motorbike messenger.[3]
See also
- Western African Ebola virus epidemic
- Zaire ebolavirus
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Analysis of 1976 Ebola outbreak holds lessons relevant today - Fogarty International Center @ NIH". Fogarty International Center. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Poon, Linda (3 May 2015). "What Happens To A Country When An Outbreak Of Ebola Ends?". NPR. Retrieved 4 May 2015.