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Home. It’s where the viruses spread.

Posted onMarch 10, 2019March 11, 2019Leave a comment

Some see a mild illness, or no obvious illness at all, after infection by Ebola virus as almost heretical. But new evidence adds to that which already exists – it Read More …

CategoriesEbola virusTagsAntibodies, asymptomatic, Guinea, Mayinga, mild illness, West Africa, Zaire ebolavirus

Ebola virus disease numbers from a double-province outbreak

Posted onAugust 5, 2018August 6, 20182 Comments

In spectacularly rapid fashion, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has started it’s daily, very detailed, Ebola virus disease updates to cover the case details and Read More …

CategoriesEbola virusTagsDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Ebola virus disease, Zaire ebolavirus

Behind the naming of an ebolavirus…

Posted onMay 9, 2018August 6, 20184 Comments

What’s in an ebolavirus name? IMPORTED POST* Virus taxonomy is the classification of viruses into groups based on similarities. Today classification is supported by viral gene and genome sequence information. Read More …

CategoriesEbola virusTagsBDBV, Bombali ebolavirus, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Ebola virus, EBOV, imported, Reston ebolavirus, RESTV, SUDV, TAFV, Tai Forest ebolavirus, Zaire ebolavirus

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