Ebola - Pronounciation?

[Damien Burke]

In article <3pe4e8$jmg at nntp.interaccess.com>, "W.S. Peare" <geofrey at interaccess.com> writes:
|> A minor point, all things considered, but what's the correct way to pronounce "Ebola?"  The   
|> most common way seems to be with a long "e" at the beginning:  "E-bola."  But I've heard Peter   
|> Jennings and ABC reporters say it with a short "e," like "Ehbola."  Any insights, linguistic   
|> mavens?
|> 

I've only heard it with a short 'e', but is it a long or short 'o';
ebola (like roller) or ebulla?

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[ Damien 'Alien' Burke        email: D.M.Burke-CSSE94 at cs.bham.ac.uk ]
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