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Sudan may have new form of Ebola virus
Last Updated Sat, 22 May 2004 15:20:05
NAIROBI, KENYA - A new strain of Ebola virus may have caused of the latest outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in Sudan.

According to the World Health Organization, four out of the 10 people infected in the current outbreak of Ebola fever have died.

Blood samples tested at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show the outbreak is not linked to any of four known strains of the virus.

LINKS: U.S. Centers for Disease Control

Since Ebola was first discovered in 1976, two of the strains have caused epidemics with 50 to 90 per cent mortality in Sudan, Congo, Gabon and Uganda.

The highly infectious disease is characterized by severe weakness, pain, fever and vomiting. Some victims experience a rash, red eyes, hiccups and internal and external bleeding.

The reservoir of Ebola, where the virus exists between outbreaks, has not been identified.

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/05/22/ebola_040522

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Virus sweeps through Baypoint Village
County health inspectors could not pinpoint the cause of the flu-like illness that has struck residents and workers.
By ALEX LEARY, Times Staff Writer
Published May 22, 2004

HUDSON - A flu-like virus has sickened about 60 residents and employees at Baypoint Village assisted living facility on State Road 52, sending eight to the hospital.

County health inspectors visited the site Friday, though no conclusive cause was determined. Stool samples will be collected over the weekend and sent to a Tampa lab for analysis. Results are expected next week.

"Our biggest concern is whether there was any food borne aspect to this," said Dr. Marc Yacht, head of the Pasco County Health Department. "At this point, I don't know whether that's true."

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/05/22/Pasco/Virus_sweeps_through_.shtml