Merscov is transmitted sporadically from dromedary camels to humans and occasionally through humantohuman contact. The outbreak started in guinea and rapidly spread to liberia and sierra leone, claiming thousands of lives. Kai san is a sleazy and despicable bastard of the most epic proportions. This was the most severe ebola outbreak in recorded history in regards to both the number of human cases and fatalities. Paradigm of key events in ebola virus pathogenesis in primates 36.
In march 2014, an outbreak of evd was recognized in guinea which would become the most significant outbreak of haemorrhagic fever in africa to date. In south africa, he works at a chinese restaurant and. Ah kai is a wanted convict from hong kong who escapes to south africa after killing his former boss and his bosss wife. In ebola syndrome we have this sleazy disgusting man played by anthony wong. The latter occurred in a village near the ebola river, from which the disease takes its name. Ben steeles orphans of ebola follows abu, a 12yearold boy from a sierra leone village, who loses eight members of his family and must restart his life elsewhere. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. In south africa, he works at a chinese restaurant and one day travels. These two films are very different, and this, ebola syndrome is the funniertrashier of these two. A restaurant employee wanted for murder contracts ebola by raping a woman in south. Or, a mutated super ebola virus that kills within three days, that is. Volume 26, number 2 february 2020 emerging infectious diseases journal cdc. The ebola virus causes a disease that kills up to 90 percent of those. The hk censors removed approximately 2 minutes of gore and extreme nastiness for its brief theatrical run back in july of 1996.
Evd first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in what is now nzara, south sudan, and the other in yambuku, drc. Over the past 40 years, sporadic ebola virus disease evd outbreaks have occurred mostly in the central african region. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. Directed by herman yau, ebola syndrome follows the story of kai anthony chausang wong on the run from the chinese government after murdering his boss, and his bosss wife. The ebola virus was first identified in humans in southern sudan in 1976 7, but. Depending on what strikes your fancy, the sequels to both films are more of the same except for mr. Ebola virus disease in mali occurred in october 2014, 2 leading to concern about the possibility of an outbreak of ebola in mali. Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus merscov infection causes a spectrum of respiratory illness, from asymptomatic to mild to fatal. It is directed by herman yau and is 98 minutes long. Ebola virus disease evd, formerly known as ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a rare but. African buns which his customers gobble up and contract ebola from. Ebola syndrome probably doesnt deserve as much attention as ive given it as it is highly politically incorrect, offensive and disgusting but for the category iii crowd, its a wellblended recipe of the extremes in terms of black humour and graphic imagery. Ebola virus facts and information national geographic. What can i say about a film which is directed by the director of the most brutal and undescribable hongkong horror of all time, the untold story, and starred by anthony wong, who also starred in the untold story.
In any version, however, ebola syndrome is one vile, nauseating and thoroughly enjoyable flick. The 2014 outbreak of evd in west africa, caused by ebola virus zaire ebolavirus. This movie is for mature audiences as it has rape scenes in it and graphic violence. One year later, in february and in july 1996, two more hf outbreaks. Ebola syndrome is a 1996 hong kong category iii exploitation film starring anthony wong and directed by herman yau. A restaurant employee wanted for murder contracts ebola by raping a woman in. Are you sure you want to place an alert for this video.
Ebola syndrome 1996 18 06151996 hk horror, crime, comedy 1h 38m user score. Evd first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in what is now nzara. A restaurant employee wanted for murder contracts ebola by raping a woman in south africa and starts an outbreak there and in hong kong when he returns home. But its not enough that hes raping women, kills people, serving his victims as burgers and being a general asshole, no, hes also an ebola virus carrier. A child was brought from guinea and died in the northwestern city of kayes. On october 2, 1989, a hundred monkeys were shipped from the. Retrospective serologic identification in february 1977, serum from medical personnel who could have come in contact with ebola were tested for ebola antibodies. After being caught screwing the wife of his boss, he goes on a killing spree and flees hong kong. For the spring 1996 epidemic, the case fatality rate was 67. Each of the known cases and outbreaks of ebola virus disease are described below by year or country.
Who cares if director herman yau logs lackluster pace for about a third of the film. Kai, qui a tue 3 personnes a hong kong, sexile en afrique du sud pendant 10 ans. As the virus spreads through the body, it damages the immune. Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in gabon, 19941997. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Ebola ebo virus was found to be present concomitantly with yf virus in the. Everybody freak out an assault on all things decent, if ever a movie needednay, demanded a trigger warning, its 1996s ebola syndrome. Ebola syndrome 1996 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. Having been released on vcd and dvd multiple times, this truncated footage has never made it back into the finished film. As a horror film, ebola syndrome is extremely effective. Ebola is a rare but deadly virus that causes fever, body aches, and diarrhea, and sometimes bleeding inside and outside the body. A son retour, son ancien patron, qui connait ses crimes, le cache et lui offre du travail. Then kai goes back to hong kong, so for the rest of the movie we get to see anthony wong sneezing and spitting on people, not.
Years of ebola virus disease outbreaks error processing. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis. The only difference is these pork buns are chock full of the ebola virus pretty much the same premise as the untold story but without the police investigation angle, and twice the mayhem. Ebola virus disease in mali wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Ebola virus was first described in 1976 near the ebola river in what is now the democratic republic of congo. Ebola syndrome stars anthonny wong chausang as a selfish serial rapistkiller who flees to africa after committing murder where he does more of the same, but unknown to him one of the victims is. Even missing some of its gruesomeness, ebola syndrome is still a riotously nauseating experience. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Before too long, kai is an ebola carrier, setting the stage for some. Flareups of the disease continued into 2016, and the outbreak was declared over on 9 june 2016. Ebola syndrome 1996 i like this video i dont like this video.
Yi boh lai beng duk 1996 a restaurant employee wanted for murder contracts ebola by raping a woman in south africa and starts an outbreak there and in hong kong when he returns home. When i first saw ebola syndrome 1996 around 98 or 99, it didnt leave much of an impression. June 15, 1996 hong kong running time 98 minutes country hong kong language cantonese. There were 17 male and 14 female patients sex ratio, 1. In the fall 1996 epidemic, there were 60 cases and 45 deaths case fatality rate, 75%. Reading through the ecology of marburg and ebola viruses paper, it looks like while most of it is speculation and hypotheses for possible future investigation, its authors believe that the virus is strongly affected by seasona. Accordingly, the only two cases of secondary transmission to occur in the us. An entrepreneur with an everlasting dream of owning a billion dollar business and become the youngest billionaire. Classic hk catiii movie from director of the untold story, herman yau.
Ebola virus is infamous due to its reputation in hemorrhagic fever disease. It makes mince meat of the concept of political correctness much like anthony wongs character in both ebola and the untold story does with human flesh, serving it to diners in a restaurant while giggling like a nancy boy. Distribution of cases of ebola virus disease by week of reporting in guinea, sierra. Xem phim ebola syndrome dai dich ebola full 1996 phim xoay quanh a kh. Belaboring the point, wong returned two years later for the untold story ii. Ebola syndrome is a chinese horror movie that came out in 1996. Vampire 2, which is more familyoriented and pretty skippable, and magic cop 1990 and bride. What factors might have led to the emergence of ebola in west. It was pretty apparent around that time that the hk cinema scene was undergoing some massive changes in terms of who had the star power more youthoriented model and pop star types and we were seeing signs of the near death of the more outlandish, exploitative, genre films that flourished in the. Rape, cannibalism, torture, mayhem, autopsies, racism, borderline necrophilia, children in extreme danger, gore and dismembermentits all here. The ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. From there kai kills his employers and makes what else.
Ebola syndrome 1996 changes the movie database tmdb. Step into the magical, mindbending world of hong kong. The ebola burgers are hot on the grill, and the bodily fluids are flowing freely. The serum from a tandala hospital physician tested positive.
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