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Orthoebolavirus zairense

Orthoebolavirus zairense

A species of filovirus that includes viruses responsible for Ebola disease outbreaks.

NCBI TAXONOMY IDENTIFIER3052462View source record ↗

Overview

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Orthoebolavirus zairense is a species. Members of this group can cause Ebola disease; the spreads through direct contact with infectious body fluids, not like a typical respiratory .

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TopicMicrobiology & Immunity

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DiseaseEbola Diseasecan causeConceptGenomicscan track
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Orthoebolavirus zairense · TaxonCAN CAUSE →Ebola Disease · Disease
Genomics · ConceptCAN TRACK →Orthoebolavirus zairense · Taxon

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Orthoebolavirus zairense.

databaseOrthoebolavirus zairense (Taxonomy ID 3052462)NCBI Taxonomy databaseEbola Disease BasicsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention guideInteractive Case Study for Natural Selection in an OutbreakHHMI BioInteractive
Research Claims

NCBI and ICTV currently use Orthoebolavirus zairense for the species formerly called Zaire ebolavirus. Outbreak inference requires genomic, temporal, geographic, and epidemiological evidence.