filovirus
noun
fi·lo·vi·rus
ˈfī-lō-ˌvī-rəs 
: any of a family (Filoviridae) of single-stranded chiefly filamentous RNA viruses that infect vertebrates and include the Marburg virus and the Ebola viruses
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Marburg virus is a zoonotic virus that, along with the six species of Ebola virus, comprises the filovirus family, the CDC said.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
Without committed resources and preapproved trial protocols, filovirus outbreaks will keep happening with little progress on interventions that could stop them, Dr. Amuasi said.
—Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Madagascar fruit bats, which roost in the Manombo reserve, can carry coronaviruses, filoviruses (the family of viruses that includes Ebola) and henipaviruses (the family that includes the brain-inflaming Nipah and Hendra viruses).
—Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2023
Ebola is a filovirus.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
In a filovirus outbreak, laboratory confirmation of all cases is uncommon.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 Mar. 2023
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
Without committed resources and preapproved trial protocols, filovirus outbreaks will keep happening with little progress on interventions that could stop them, Dr. Amuasi said.
—Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Madagascar fruit bats, which roost in the Manombo reserve, can carry coronaviruses, filoviruses (the family of viruses that includes Ebola) and henipaviruses (the family that includes the brain-inflaming Nipah and Hendra viruses).
—Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2023
Ebola is a filovirus.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
In a filovirus outbreak, laboratory confirmation of all cases is uncommon.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 Mar. 2023
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filovirus
noun
fi·lo·vi·rus
ˈfī-lō-ˌvī-rəs
: any of a family Filoviridae of single-stranded RNA viruses
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