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World Service,28 Mar 2014,9 mins

The First Outbreak of the Ebola Virus

Witness History

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In August 1976 the first outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus was registered in a small village in northern Zaire. Almost 300 people died before the outbreak was eventually contained. Witness speaks to two doctors who helped deal with the health crisis. (Photo: Science Photo Library)

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