Yambuku, Zaire

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Yambuku, Zaire was a small rural village in northern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) that became historically significant as the site of the first known outbreak of Ebola virus disease in 1976.

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Yambuku, Zaire canonical 2
Yambuku 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
associatedWithDisease Ebola virus disease
associatedWithVirus Ebola virus NERFINISHED
associatedWithVirusSpecies Zaire ebolavirus NERFINISHED
characteristic rural
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: Zaire
countryAtTimeOfOutbreak Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: Zaire
epidemiologicalRole epicenter of 1976 Ebola outbreak
hasHistoricalStatus first recorded Ebola outbreak location
hasMedicalFacility Yambuku Mission Hospital
historicalSignificance site of first known Ebola virus disease outbreak
languageRegion Francophone Africa
surface form: French-speaking Africa
locatedIn northern Zaire
locatedInPresentDay Democratic Republic of the Congo
locatedOnContinent Africa
notableEvent 1976 Ebola virus disease outbreak
notableFor origin of 1976 Zaire ebolavirus strain name
outbreakIndexLocation Yambuku Mission Hospital
presentDayCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo
publicHealthRelevance early site of filovirus research and response
relativeSize small
timePeriodOfProminence 1976
yearOfNotableEvent 1976

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Ebola River nearSettlement Yambuku, Zaire
this entity surface form: Yambuku