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Origin and Types of Ebola Virus by at35 is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa likely originated from a single person infected by a bat. Genetic analysis shows the virus then spread from Guinea to Sierra Leone and Liberia, carried by people rather than repeated animal-to-human transmission. Over 1,500 lives have been lost. The document also provides details on the five known Ebola virus species and symptoms of the disease.

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