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or less commonly Ebola fever
: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
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The 2014 Ebola outbreak demonstrated this reality, when cases reached America and prompted a $5.4 billion emergency response.
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Kathryn Rhine, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
As a result, international organizations led much of the Ebola response.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
Investments in disease surveillance and strengthening the global health safety net have stopped outbreaks like Ebola from reaching American shores.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The agency typically would have aided in the response to a current Ebola outbreak in Uganda, providing support that doctors say helped prevent spread in past outbreaks.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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Kathryn Rhine, The Conversation, 19 May 2025
As a result, international organizations led much of the Ebola response.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
Investments in disease surveillance and strengthening the global health safety net have stopped outbreaks like Ebola from reaching American shores.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The agency typically would have aided in the response to a current Ebola outbreak in Uganda, providing support that doctors say helped prevent spread in past outbreaks.
—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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“Ebola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ebola. Accessed 28 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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