Ebola first emerged in 1976 in Sudan and Zaire, Africa.

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Ebola first emerged in 1976 in Sudan and Zaire, Africa. There are no proven vaccines, although one of the latest attempts--from Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin--shows promise. This attempt differs from others because, as an "inactivated" whole virus vaccine, it primes the host immune system with the full complement of Ebola viral...