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FVP1 Task 2: Community Outbreak
FVP1 Task 2: Community Outbreak
Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing – C826
Western Governors University
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FVP1 Task 2: Community Outbreak
A-B: Communicable Disease and Description of Outbreak
The Ebola virus is named after the Ebola River, which connects with the Mongala River,
the Congo, or the Zaire River (CDCb). The Ebola River empties vast amounts of water from the
rainforest and winds it along villages. As of this writing, there are six variations of Ebola. They
are known as the “Ebola sisters” and listed in order of discovery: Zaire, Sudan, Reston, Taï
Forest, Bundibugyo, and Bombali (WHOa).
Ebola has mostly remained in Middle and East Africa since 1976. The virus’s debut,
unknown to them at the time, was South Sudan (Public Health England). Yambuku, then a
territory of the Republic of Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was
also hit with an outbreak that same year. The strain in Yambuku came to be known as Ebola
Zaire. And, the strain in Sudan was rightfully called Ebola Sudan. In 1977, there was one
outbreak in Tandala, DRC. In 1979, Ebola hit Sudan for the second time. The Zaire strain broke
out in Gabon in 1994. A new strain emerged in Côte d’Ivoire, Taï Forest, 1994. This third strain
was given the name, Taï Forest. Zaire Ebola hit the DRC again in 1995, this time in Kikwit.
Zaire traveled to Gabon and produced two outbreaks in 1996. The same year Zaire went as far as
South Africa.
Ebola simmered out and emerged again in 2000 with the Sudan strain in Uganda. In
2001, Zaire Ebola had two outbreaks in Gabon and the other in the DRC. Zaire simmered in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo producing two more outbreaks in 2002 and 2003. Sudan
Ebola arrived again in South Sudan in 2004. Zaire Ebola thrived again in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo in 2007, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019. The fourth strain of
Ebolavirus began in 2007, Bundibugyo, Uganda. Sudan Ebola hit Uganda twice in 2012 while
Bundibugyo re-emerged in the DRC the same year. (CDCc)
FVP1 Task 2: Community Outbreak
FVP1 Task 2: Community Outbreak
Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing – C826
Western Governors University
, 2
FVP1 Task 2: Community Outbreak
A-B: Communicable Disease and Description of Outbreak
The Ebola virus is named after the Ebola River, which connects with the Mongala River,
the Congo, or the Zaire River (CDCb). The Ebola River empties vast amounts of water from the
rainforest and winds it along villages. As of this writing, there are six variations of Ebola. They
are known as the “Ebola sisters” and listed in order of discovery: Zaire, Sudan, Reston, Taï
Forest, Bundibugyo, and Bombali (WHOa).
Ebola has mostly remained in Middle and East Africa since 1976. The virus’s debut,
unknown to them at the time, was South Sudan (Public Health England). Yambuku, then a
territory of the Republic of Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was
also hit with an outbreak that same year. The strain in Yambuku came to be known as Ebola
Zaire. And, the strain in Sudan was rightfully called Ebola Sudan. In 1977, there was one
outbreak in Tandala, DRC. In 1979, Ebola hit Sudan for the second time. The Zaire strain broke
out in Gabon in 1994. A new strain emerged in Côte d’Ivoire, Taï Forest, 1994. This third strain
was given the name, Taï Forest. Zaire Ebola hit the DRC again in 1995, this time in Kikwit.
Zaire traveled to Gabon and produced two outbreaks in 1996. The same year Zaire went as far as
South Africa.
Ebola simmered out and emerged again in 2000 with the Sudan strain in Uganda. In
2001, Zaire Ebola had two outbreaks in Gabon and the other in the DRC. Zaire simmered in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo producing two more outbreaks in 2002 and 2003. Sudan
Ebola arrived again in South Sudan in 2004. Zaire Ebola thrived again in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo in 2007, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019. The fourth strain of
Ebolavirus began in 2007, Bundibugyo, Uganda. Sudan Ebola hit Uganda twice in 2012 while
Bundibugyo re-emerged in the DRC the same year. (CDCc)
