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First Marburg Outbreak
First Marburg Outbreak in Germany. The virus came from a factory called Behring Works in Marburg, Germany. The virus hit Klaus F, a factory worker, first and then it spread to other people. The virus affected 31 people, but 7 died. -
First Case of Ebola Sudan
Mr. Yu G. is the first person to die of an unknown virus in southern Sudan, which later becomes known as Ebola Sudan. -
Ebola Zaire Emergence
Ebola Zaire emerges out of Yambuku Mission Hospital. A schoolteacher gets infected with Ebola Zaire through an injection from a dirty needle. The virus spread to 55 nearby villages and hit the Yambuku Hospital staff. Nurse Mayinga N. is infected with Ebola Zaire while caring for Sister M.E. -
Mayinga Panic
Nurse Mayinga started a national panic by traveling around the city. She went to get treatment in Kinshasa, the Mama Yemo Hospital. President Mobutu Sese Seko sent his army to guard the Ngaliema Hospital and not let anyone enter or leave except the doctors. -
Monet Explores Kitum Cave
Charles Monet and his friend explore Kitum Cave. On January 8, 1980, Monet develops symptoms of Marburg. -
Monet Dies of Marburg
Monet arrives at Nairobi Hospital where he dies of Marburg under the care of Dr. Shem Musoke. -
Nancy Jaax Near-Expsoure
Nancy Jaax while dissecting infected monkeys in biosafety level 4 gets a hole in her space suit. She quickly leaves the area and is relieved to discover that the last glove had not been exposed to the virus even though it breached her suit. -
Cardinal Strain
A boy named Peter Cardinal dies from unknown Level 4 virus at Nairobi Hospital. Eugene Johnson is tasked to investigate the virus by analyzing Cardinal's blood serum and he was able to confirm that the boy died from Marburg. Johnson also discovered that the boy visited Kitum Cave. -
Reston Monkey House
Bill Volt the colony manager of the Monkey House, called Dan Dalgard to tell him that the newly imported monkeys were dying in large numbers (29 had already died). Volt noticed most the deaths occurred in Room F. Later in the day, another shipment of crab-eating monkeys arrived and were placed in Room H. -
Ebola Reston Identified
Peter Jahrling tested 3 blood samples (Musoke, Boniface, and Mayinga) to identify what virus the monkeys had based on if the samples glowed. The Mayinga blood sample glowed brightly implying that the monkeys were dying of Ebola Zaire. Jerry Jaax is put in charge of the mission. -
Ebola Reston Reemergence
Dan Dalgard spots one of the monkey caretakers, Milton Frantig, in the parking lot vomiting profusely. The CDC said Frantig should go to Fairfax Hospital. The Army decides to kill all of the monkeys in the Monkey House. -
Monkey House Cleared
Dec. 18, 1989 - The Monkey House is finally cleared of all the monkeys. The Army uses the Sunbeam electric frying pan, which sterilized the Monkey House. The disease was Ebola Reston and was only lethal to monkeys not humans. -
Preston Visits Kitum Cave
Robert Preston travels to Mount Elgon to visit Kitum Cave. He wears a neutral-pressure whole-body suit with a hood and full-face respirator to enter and explore the cave. He concludes the story saying that the Ebola will be back.
