| 1 | Doctor William Close, an American, worked in Zaire for sixteen years. | |
| 2 | It was named for the Ebola River in the former Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. | |
| 3 | In early 1996 some villagers in Gabon die after they eat a gorilla infect with ebola. | |
| 4 | He says ongoing investigations may lead to a better understanding of Ebola viruses. | |
| 5 | Across the border in Uganda officials have been fighting the spread of Ebola virus. 170 people have died since September. |