Ebola virus, named after the Ebola River where an outbreak occurred in 1976. Specifically the outbreak was centered in Yambuku, a small village in Mongala Province in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly called Zaire). With W. Jacob, P. Piot, and G. Courteille. This was the third of the papers in which the discovery of Ebola virus disease was first published.

Among the essays in this book two are of special note:

 1. Piot, P., Sureau, P., Breman, J.G., Clinical aspects of Ebola virus infection in Yambuku area, Zaire, 1976  (pp. 157-166). This is the first clinical description of Ebola haemorrhagic fever. The authors were the first team of Westerners to arrive at and enter the Yambuku mission hospital.

2. Sureau, P., Piot, P., Breman, J.G. Containment and surveillance of an epidemic of Ebola virus infection in Yambuku area, Zaire, 1976. (pp. 116-121).  The first account of the heroic efforts of the authors to contain this epidemic at its epicenter under practically unsurmountable odds.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)