Thursday, October 2, 2014

The Ebola virus was named in 1976 after the Ebola River in Zaire

The Ebola virus was named in 1976 after the Ebola River in Zaire


As the New York Times reminds us today, the Health Ministry of Zaire named the Ebola virus after the Ebola River back in 1976. That river is a tributary of the Congo River. Zaire is, of course, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


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