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Detailed explanation-1: -It is caused by an infection with a group of viruses within the genus Ebolavirus: Ebola virus (species Zaire ebolavirus ) Sudan virus (species Sudan ebolavirus) Taï Forest virus (species Taï Forest ebolavirus, formerly Côte d’Ivoire ebolavirus)

Detailed explanation-2: -There have been no reports of mosquitoes or other insects transmitting Ebola virus. Only mammals (for example, humans, bats, monkeys, and apes) have become infected with Ebola virus and spread it.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first human EVD case in the West Africa outbreak (2014 to 2016) was likely infected via exposure to bats. In addition to bats, EVD has also been documented in people who handled infected chimpanzees, gorillas and forest antelopes, both dead and alive, in Cote d’Ivoire, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after becoming infected with the virus.