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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ebola virus can be classified in 5 subtypes: | Ebola virus can be classified in 5 subtypes: Zaïre, Sudan, Reston, Tai (Ivory Coast) and Bundibugyo. | ||
The table below summarizes the [[ebola virus]] strains identified until now: | |||
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! style="width: 250px; background: #4479BA; text-align: center;"| {{fontcolor|#FFF|Ebola Virus Strain}} | |||
! style="width: 250px; background: #4479BA; text-align: center;"| {{fontcolor|#FFF|Place of Discovery}} | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px; text-align: center;"| '''Sudan ebolavirus''' | |||
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;"| Nzara and Maridi, Sudan | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;"| Between June and November 1976 | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px; text-align: center;"| '''Zaire ebolavirus''' | |||
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;"| Yambuku, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;"| Between August and November 1976 | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px; text-align: center;"| '''Reston ebolavirus''' | |||
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;"| Reston, Virginia, US. | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;"| November 1989 | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px; text-align: center;"| '''Ivory Coast ebolavirus''' | |||
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;"| Tai Forest, Ivory Coast. | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;"| November 1994 | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px; text-align: center;"| '''Bundibugyo ebolavirus''' | |||
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px;"| Bundibugyo District, Uganda | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;"| November 2007 | |||
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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Guillermo Rodriguez Nava, M.D. [2]
Overview
Ebola virus can be classified in 5 subtypes: Zaïre, Sudan, Reston, Tai (Ivory Coast) and Bundibugyo.
The table below summarizes the ebola virus strains identified until now:
| Ebola Virus Strain | Place of Discovery | Date Identified |
|---|---|---|
| Sudan ebolavirus | Nzara and Maridi, Sudan | Between June and November 1976 |
| Zaire ebolavirus | Yambuku, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Between August and November 1976 |
| Reston ebolavirus | Reston, Virginia, US. | November 1989 |
| Ivory Coast ebolavirus | Tai Forest, Ivory Coast. | November 1994 |
| Bundibugyo ebolavirus | Bundibugyo District, Uganda | November 2007 |