World Bank Group/ V.Tremeau Community representatives come to visit a family in the outskirts of Beni to raise awareness about Ebola. Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals (such as fruit bats, porcupines and non-human primates) and then spreads