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or less commonly Ebola fever
: the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus
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Bats, for example, are prolific reservoir hosts—they’ve been found to harbor Ebola, rabies and coronavirus.
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
As American planes are landing in DRC, Ebola breaks out in Brooklyn.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Total foreign aid, from the U.S. and others, picked up again when the Ebola outbreak began.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
New and emerging infectious diseases, like measles, COVID-19 and Ebola, are sparking outbreaks that can spread quickly in population-dense cities.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
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Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
As American planes are landing in DRC, Ebola breaks out in Brooklyn.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Total foreign aid, from the U.S. and others, picked up again when the Ebola outbreak began.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
New and emerging infectious diseases, like measles, COVID-19 and Ebola, are sparking outbreaks that can spread quickly in population-dense cities.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Ebola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ebola. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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