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Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)

Overview

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates. The viruses that cause EVD are located mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. People can get EVD through direct contact with an infected animal (bat or nonhuman primate) or a sick or dead person infected with Ebola virus.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Ebola vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV (tradename “Ervebo”) for the prevention of EVD. The rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine has been found to be safe and protective against only the Zaire ebolavirus species of ebolavirus. Source: CDC

Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease) 

American Dental Association (ADA)

• Ebola Resources

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Ebola 
• Ebola - Fact Sheet: Cleaning and Decontamination of Ebola on Surfaces
• Ebola - Safe Handling, Treatment, Transport and Disposal of Ebola-Contaminated Waste 

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Ebola Virus Disease

Fact Sheets & Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Communication Resources 

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