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or less commonly Ebola fever
: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
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Last year, Emergent BioSolutions, a company specializing in life-saving solutions for health threats like smallpox, Ebola, anthrax and opioid overdoses, announced plans to close its Baltimore manufacturing facility.
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Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
When Uganda faced an Ebola outbreak in 2022, one of the first responders was a team from the NHL.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
These three additional monkeys were not quarantined, which is required by law to prevent deadly diseases — such as Ebola, Marburg and mpox — from spreading from primates to humans, prosecutors said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Bats, for example, are prolific reservoir hosts—they’ve been found to harbor Ebola, rabies and coronavirus.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
When Uganda faced an Ebola outbreak in 2022, one of the first responders was a team from the NHL.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
These three additional monkeys were not quarantined, which is required by law to prevent deadly diseases — such as Ebola, Marburg and mpox — from spreading from primates to humans, prosecutors said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Bats, for example, are prolific reservoir hosts—they’ve been found to harbor Ebola, rabies and coronavirus.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Ebola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ebola. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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Ebola
noun
Ebo·la
ē-ˈbō-lə 
: a serious often deadly disease that is caused by a virus found in Africa and is marked by fever, muscle aches, and bleeding inside the body
Medical Definition
Ebola
noun
Ebo·la
i-ˈbō-lə
ē-; ˈē-ˌbō-
ē-; ˈē-ˌbō-
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: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
called also Ebola fever
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