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.

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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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Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
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.
Subjects:	Ebola virus disease > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Kikwit. Epidemics > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Kikwit. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Educational television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary > Television series. Ebola virus disease. Epidemics. Congo (Democratic Republic) > Kikwit.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Educational television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary Television series.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Plague fighters.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	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 tissue. Learn how disease specialists traced the origins of the outbreak.
Note:	Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Nova in 1996. Special features: printable materials for educators; DVD-ROM access to the Nova web site. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CP1 D0079461 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated.
ISBN:	9781593757458 159375745X
Credits:	Edited by Steve Weslak, Ion Webster ; director of photography, Don Purser ; original music, Aaron Davis & John Lang.
System Details:	DVD, region 1, letterboxed; Dolby Digital, NTSC. Enhanced DVD. System requirements to access DVD-ROM features: Computer capable of playing DVD movies; Windows 95 or higher (or a Mac with 0S 9.0 or higher). Will not work in a CD-ROM drive.
Participant or Performer:	Narrated by Stacy Keach.