[A new viral infectious disease: Ebola haemorrhagic fever (author's transl)]

All references about a new viral infection, which was seen in Sudan and Zaire at 1976 called "Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever" with high fever, diarrhoea, vomiting and great systemic haemorrhagic manifestations were reviewed. We discussed the history, etiology, epidemiology, source of infections, mode of transmission, period of communicability, clinical and laboratory findings and control measures of the disease. Some comments were made about what could be done, if a new disease of unknown etiology is seen in any part of our country.