Taï Forest virus

Taï Forest virus is a species of ebolavirus, a genus of viruses within the Filoviridae family. Ebolaviruses are known for causing severe and often fatal illness in humans and nonhuman primates, known as Ebola virus disease (EVD). Symptoms typically include fever, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, and hemorrhaging. The virus is named after the Ebola River in central Africa, where most outbreaks have occurred. Taï Forest virus was identified in 1994 from a researcher who had contact with a chimpanzee that died from a hemorrhagic disease in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire. Fruit bats are suspected to be the natural reservoir for ebolaviruses.1