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Which of the following gets its name from a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

A $Chikungunia virus$
B $Lassa fever$
C $Salmonella bacteria$
D $Ebola virus$

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The Ebola virus was isolated and identified in 1976 near the Ebola River in the northern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) during an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever.

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Which of the following gets its name from a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

A

Chikungunia virus

B

Lassa fever

C

Salmonella bacteria

D

Ebola virus

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