ebolavirus: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Ebola • Orthoebolavirus

Photos

Ebola; ebolavirus

Close-up illustration of the Ebola virus, showing a single, long, filamentous strand with looped ends against a dark background.

Ebolavirus and Ebola virus disease

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Topics

Bundibugyo virus Reston virus Zaire virus Taï Forest virus Sudan virus Ebola viral hemorrhagic fever filovirus Marburgvirus

Key People

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Peter Piot

Belgian microbiologist