Ebola : the plague fighters / [presented by] WGBH ; a Nova production by Associated Producers Inc. in association with WGBH/Boston, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and Channel Four ; directed by Ric Esther Bienstock ; produced by Simcha Jacobovici, Elliott Halpern and Ric Esther Bienstock ; written by Elliott Halpern and Simcha Jacobovici.

When a dreaded outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus swept through a remote region of Zaire in May 1995, Nova was the only film crew permitted to cover the outbreak. The Ebola plague kills a very high percentage of its victims (77% in Kikwit), often by dissolving their internal organs and connective ti...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Associated Producers (Toronto, Ont.)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Channel Four (Great Britain)
WGBH Educational Foundation
WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Bienstock, Ric Esther
Jacobovici, Simcha
Halpern, Elliott
Keach, Stacy
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Boston] : WGBH Educational Foundation : WGBH Boston Video, [2007]
Edition:[Enhanced DVD].
Series:Viljoen, Fanie. Nova.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Plague fighters.
Format: Video DVD

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