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Current knowledge on lower virulence of Reston Ebola virus (in French: Connaissances actuelles sur la moindre virulence du virus Ebola Reston)

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Title
Current knowledge on lower virulence of Reston Ebola virus (in French: Connaissances actuelles sur la moindre virulence du virus Ebola Reston)
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Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, July 2007
DOI 10.1016/j.cimid.2007.05.005
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Authors

Shigeru Morikawa, Masayuki Saijo, Ichiro Kurane

Abstract

Ebola viruses (EBOV) and Marburg virus belong to the family Filoviridae, order Mononegavirales. The genus Ebolavirus consists of four species: Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV), Sudan ebolavirus (SEBOV), Ivory Coast ebolavirus (ICEBOV) and Reston ebolavirus (REBOV). Three species of ebolaviruses, ZEBOV, SEBOV, ICEBOV, and Marburg virus are known to be extremely pathogenic in primates and humans and cause severe hemorrhagic fever leading up to case fatality rate of some 90%, while REBOV is thought to be pathogenic in Asian monkeys but not in African monkeys and humans. Recent studies indicated several factors involved in different virulence between African EBOV and REBOV. This article reviews the history, epidemiology, and virulence of REBOV.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 3%
Canada 2 2%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Mexico 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Unknown 86 91%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 20 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 20%
Other 11 12%
Student > Master 11 12%
Librarian 7 7%
Other 21 22%
Unknown 5 5%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 34 36%
Medicine and Dentistry 18 19%
Immunology and Microbiology 9 10%
Social Sciences 5 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 4%
Other 18 19%
Unknown 6 6%