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 | author      = Noam Cohen
 | title       = Wikipedia Is Emerging as Trusted Internet Source for Information on Ebola
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 | quote       = But amid the fear mongering are several influential sites that are sticking to the facts about Ebola. Millions have come to rely on these sites, including those run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and Wikipedia.
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 | title2       = Study: Most Wikipedia articles about medical conditions contain errors
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 | quote2       = "I Google Ebola and the second one is Wikipedia," he said. "That's the first one people click on because they think, 'Well, it's the easiest and maybe it's the best.'" But Dr. Speights said that's wrong. He noticed errors early on in the Wikipedia article on Ebola. [...] "They [c]ited the New York Times Magazine. We don't do that."
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|title = Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses: Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control
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|comments = The entire natural reservoir section http://books.google.ca/books?id=S90mOwgdz9kC&pg=PA364 is the same as our article from 2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ebola_virus_disease&oldid=404199575#Natural_reservoirs
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|author = Siram and Prasad
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|title = An overview on Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF)
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== Ebola virus link to T-cell depletion ==
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'''Could someone, please, insert the following text into the main article?'''

A new study done at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston sheds new ligh on the way the Ebola virus attacks immune system of the infected person by disabling T cells. 

In the said study, it has been demonstrated "that both viral mRNAs and antigens are detectable in CD4+ T cells despite the absence of productive infection. A protein phosphatase 1 inhibitor, 1E7-03, and siRNA-mediated suppression of viral antigens were used to demonstrate de novo synthesis of viral RNAs and antigens in CD4+ T cells, respectively. Cell-to-cell fusion of permissive Huh7 cells with non-permissive Jurkat T cells impaired productive EBOV infection suggesting the presence of a cellular restriction factor." It was "determined that viral transcription is partially impaired in the fusion T cells" and "that exposure of T cells to EBOV resulted in autophagy through activation of ER-stress related pathways. These data indicate that exposure of T cells to EBOV results in an abortive infection, which likely contributes to the lymphopenia observed during EBOV infections."

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Patrick Younan, Rodrigo I. Santos, Palaniappan Ramanathan, Mathieu Iampietro, Andrew Nishida, Mukta Dutta, Tatiana Ammosova, Michelle Meyer, Michael G. Katze, Vsevolod L. Popov, Sergei Nekhai, Alexander Bukreyev. Ebola virus-mediated T-lymphocyte depletion is the result of an abortive infection. PLOS Pathogens, 2019; 15 (10): e1008068 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008068  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/172.88.197.74|172.88.197.74]] ([[User talk:172.88.197.74#top|talk]]) 16:07, 27 February 2021 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
: {{not done}}. We much prefer a secondary source for medical articles (see [[WP:MEDRS]]). Also, you need to simplify that down into layman terms, aka defining what all of those acronyms mean. [[User:Ganbaruby|<span style="color:#960596">◢</span> <b><i style="background-color:#F7E3F7; color:#960596"> Ganbaruby! </i></b>]] <small>([[User talk:Ganbaruby|Say hi!]])</small> 01:47, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

== Semi-protected edit request on 13 June 2022 ==

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The paragraph directly under the Causes section of the article states that "EVD in humans is caused by four of five viruses of the genus Ebolavirus," and goes on to talk about each of these five variants.  The Wikipedia article for Ebolavirus, however, states that there are six different species of in the Genus Ebolavirus, with the addition of Bombali Ebola virus to the five mentioned in the paragraph.  All sources used in this paragraph were published prior to this species identification in 2018, and as such would not have listed this species. As such I believe that this section should be updated to include this new species.  A suggestion for possible edits (without updated references) to this section is below:

===Cause===
EVD in humans is caused by four of six viruses of the genus ''[[Ebolavirus]]''. The four are [[Bundibugyo virus]] (BDBV), [[Sudan virus]] (SUDV), [[Taï Forest virus]] (TAFV) and one simply called [[Ebola virus]] (EBOV, formerly Zaire Ebola virus).<ref name="Hoenen2012"/> EBOV, species ''[[Zaire ebolavirus]]'', is the most dangerous of the known EVD-causing viruses, and is responsible for the largest number of outbreaks.<ref name=KuhnArch>{{cite journal |vauthors = Kuhn JH, Becker S, Ebihara H, Geisbert TW, Johnson KM, Kawaoka Y, Lipkin WI, Negredo AI, Netesov SV, Nichol ST, Palacios G, Peters CJ, Tenorio A, Volchkov VE, Jahrling PB | display-authors=6 | title = Proposal for a revised taxonomy of the family Filoviridae: Classification, names of taxa and viruses, and virus abbreviations | journal = Archives of Virology | volume = 155 | issue = 12 | pages = 2083–103 |date=December 2010 | pmid = 21046175 | pmc = 3074192 | doi = 10.1007/s00705-010-0814-x }}</ref> The other two viruses, [[Reston virus]] (RESTV) and [[Bombali ebolavirus]] (BOMV), are not known to cause disease in humans, but have caused disease in other primates.<ref name=Spickler>{{cite web|last1=Spickler|first1=Anna|title=Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus Infections|url=http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/viral_hemorrhagic_fever_filovirus.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430165458/http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/viral_hemorrhagic_fever_filovirus.pdf|archive-date=30 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Ebola Virus Disease|url=https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/about.html|publisher = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)|access-date=18 October 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016080233/https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/about.html|archive-date=16 October 2014}}</ref> All six viruses are closely related to [[marburgvirus]]es.<ref name="Hoenen2012"/>

[[User:FATCullen|FATCullen]] ([[User talk:FATCullen|talk]]) 04:16, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

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== Semi-protected edit request on 3 September 2022 ==

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Add a record for the August 22, 2022 Ebola outbreak.

The [[National Institute for Biomedical Research]] (INRB) of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (DRC) announced on August 22, 2022, that a fresh [[Ebola]] virus case had been identified in the city of [[Beni]], a town located in [[North Kivu]]. According to a statement from [[Placide Mbala]], head of the Pathogen Genomics Laboratory at the National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB), testing revealed that the case was genetically connected to the outbreak that occurred in the 2018–2020 academic year in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces and claimed approximately 2,300 lives (Ebola Zaire strain). Sequencing carried out at the [[Mérieux family|Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory]] of INRB in [[Goma]] confirmed the genetic link and thus determined it was not a new [[spillover event]].

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Route_principale_de_Beni.jpg|[[National Road No. 2]] is the main road in Beni
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Placide Mbala also stated, "Our initial findings indicate that this case likely represents a new flare-up of the 2018-2020 North Kivu/Ituri outbreak, initiated by transmission of Ebola virus from a persistently infected survivor or a survivor who experienced a relapsed." Investigations are ongoing to determine the source.<ref name=WHO/> According to the statement, at least 131 contacts have been found, including 60 front-line healthcare providers, 59 of whom have received the Ebola vaccine. However, the WHO reports that A total of 134 hospital contacts (60 health care personnel and 74 co-patients) were been identified.<ref name=AFROWHO/>

The test was administered using [[reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction]] (RT-PCR) testing on [[Pharynx|oropharyngeal secretions]] and sent to National Institute for Biomedical Research, Beni, which revealed a positive result. The sample was analyzed at the Rodolphe Mérieux INRB Laboratory in Goma for quality control purposes, and on August 16, 2022, RT-PCR results were confirmed. The body was given to the family before the test findings were known, and it was then buried on August 16, 2022.<ref name=WHO/>

The [[WHO]] sent supporting health officials to investigate the case and prepare for a possible outbreak during the ongoing analysis.<ref name=AFROWHO/> They worked with local health authorities to start [[contact tracing]], ensuring proper [[infection prevention]] and control measures were in place. They also started an Ebola awareness campaign in the area. The WHO also stated that "the current resurgence is not unexpected given that EVD is endemic in the country and Ebola virus is present in animal reservoirs in the region."<ref name=AFROWHO/>

The re-emergence of Ebola is a significant public health concern in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], and there are still gaps in the country's capacity to recover, prepare and respond to outbreaks. The outbreaks in the country unrelated to the August 2022 Ebola outbreak ([[COVID-19]], [[cholera]], [[measles]], [[polio]], [[yellow fever]], [[monkeypox]], etc), as well as other humanitarian factors (armed groups, refusal of outbreak control measures, etc), have strained the Beni health system and its resources.<ref name=WHO/>

The WHO described the national risk as high; however, the regional and global levels were assessed as moderate to low, respectively.<ref name=WHO/>

<ref name="WHO">{{cite web |title=The Democratic Republic of the Congo investigates suspected Ebola case in North Kivu |url=https://www.afro.who.int/countries/democratic-republic-of-congo/news/democratic-republic-congo-investigates-suspected-ebola-case-north-kivu |website=World Health Organisation |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="AFROWHO">{{cite web |title=Ebola virus disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON404 |website=World Heath Organisation |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> [[User:Isacc Barker|Isacc Barker]] ([[User talk:Isacc Barker|talk]]) 19:46, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

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== Semi-protected edit request on 27 September 2024 ==

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This edit suggestion is simply to change some of the wording in the "Cause" paragraph.  It seems that when the paragraph was updated to include the sixth identified strain of Ebolavirus (Bombali virus, or BOMV) some of the wording was not updated.  The final sentence of the paragraph is:

All five{{clarify|date=July 2024}} viruses are closely related to [[marburgvirus]]es.<ref name="Hoenen2012" />

It should be updated to:

All six viruses are closely related to [[marburgvirus]]es.<ref name="Hoenen2012"/> [[User:FATCullen|FATCullen]] ([[User talk:FATCullen|talk]]) 21:18, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

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