Abstract
Filoviruses are enveloped, nonsegmented negative-stranded RNA viruses. The two species, Marburg and Ebola virus, are serologically, biochemically, and genetically distinct. Marburg virus was first isolated during an outbreak in Europe in 1967, and Ebola virus emerged in 1976 as the causative agent of two simultaneous outbreaks in southern Sudan and northern Zaire. Although the main route of infection is known to be person-to-person transmission by intimate contact, the natural reservoir for filoviruses still remains a mystery.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 8-17 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Naturwissenschaften |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 13 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Beer, B., Kurth, R., & Bukreyev, A. (1999). Characteristics of filoviridae: Marburg and Ebola viruses. Naturwissenschaften, 86(1), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001140050562