It was named Ebola, after the Ebola river in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ebola river flows through an area where the disease is alleged to have first been identified (in 1976).
The current outbreak is the second in Uganda in about 7 years. On both occasions, it's origin is tracked to the Democratic Republic of Congo and consumption of infected animal carcasses have been alleged on both occasions.
Since the disease has no known treatment, prevention is vital in its control. Lots of information is available on Ebola. Getting the population to know the facts is, but just one, significant step in controlling the disease.
I provide the following sources for readers of this blog:
1. Information packet from CDC.
2. A fact sheet from DHPE
3. Q&A from msnbc
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