Sudan virus

infectious agent

Also known as: Orthoebolavirus sudanense, SUDV, Sudan ebolavirus(Show More)

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Sudan virus (SUDV) is a genus of viruses in the family Filoviridae, responsible for Ebola virus disease (EVD) in humans. EVD is characterized by fever, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, and hemorrhaging. SUDV was discovered in 1976 following an outbreak in Sudan, similar to the discovery of Ebola virus (EBOV) in Zaire in the same year. Ebolaviruses, including SUDV, have filamentous, threadlike particles and are transmitted by fruit bats, which are suspected to be the wild reservoir. The viruses can cause severe tissue damage and have a high case fatality rate.1

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species of ebolaviruses: Zaire ebolavirus, Sudan ebolavirus, Taï Forest ebolavirus, Reston ebolavirus, and Bundibugyo ebolavirus. The viruses representative of those species are commonly referred to as Ebola virus (EBOV), Sudan virus (SUDV), Taï Forest virus (TAFV), Reston virus (RESTV), and Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), respectively.
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species of ebolaviruses: Zaire ebolavirus, Sudan ebolavirus, Taï Forest ebolavirus, Reston ebolavirus, and Bundibugyo ebolavirus. The viruses representative of those species are commonly referred to as Ebola virus (EBOV), Sudan virus (SUDV), Taï Forest virus (TAFV), Reston virus (RESTV), and Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), respectively.
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