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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first relapse of current Ebola epidemic found in which country?
A
Congo
B
Nepal
C
Ethiopia
D
Sudan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -GENEVA (Reuters) - Health officials in eastern Congo have documented the first relapse in the current Ebola epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Emergence of Ebola in Humans The first outbreak occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) in a village near the Ebola River, which gave the virus its name. The second outbreak occurred in what is now South Sudan, approximately 500 miles (850 km) away.

Detailed explanation-3: -The West African Ebola epidemic was the largest in history. It started with cases of EVD in the forested rural region of southeastern Guinea, reported by WHO on March 23, 2014. Soon, cases were discovered in Liberia and Sierra Leone, which border Guinea.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 20 September 2022, Uganda declared an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan ebolavirus species, after the confirmation of a case in Mubende district in the central part of the country.

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