Ebola virus was first identified in 1976 when two consecutive outbreaks of fatal hemorrhagic fever occurred in different parts of Central Africa.

Omaha, Neb – An American providing medical assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently experienced a possible exposure to the Ebola virus and is in Omaha for monitoring.

In response to the second outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this year, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Nebraska Medicine sent a team of infectious diseases experts to the East African nation of Uganda to help prevent the spread of the deadly disease.

To learn more about the telemedicine technology being used inside the Biocontainment Unit, including videoconferencing and wireless X-rays, read this article in National Geographic.