filovirus
Americannoun
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filoviruses
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of filovirus
1985–90; New Latin, equivalent to Latin fīl(um) a thread + -o- + virus
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Bundibugyo belongs to the filovirus family, the same group of viruses that includes the much better-known Ebola virus.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The six species of Ebola virus are the only other known members of the filovirus family, according to the U.S.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 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.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
The Marburg virus is a cousin of the equally deadly Ebola virus - part of the filovirus family - and it kills on average half of those infected, the WHO says.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2023
Marburg was the mildest of the - ^L-three filovirus sisters The worst of them was Ebola Zaire.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Bats are known reservoirs for a wide range of viruses, including Marburg filoviruses, Hendra and Nipah paramyxoviruses, rabies, and coronaviruses such as the one that causes MERS, or Middle East respiratory syndrome.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
Targets could include: filoviruses such as Ebola and Marburg; flaviviruses, which cause yellow fever and Zika; and mosquito-born togaviruses.
From Science Magazine ● May 25, 2022
Her experience with filoviruses demonstrated this: “DNA vaccines protect against Marburg, but they don’t protect against Ebola.”
From Scientific American ● Jan. 6, 2022
The agency sought expertise in coronaviruses, filoviruses and other viral “families” that produce novel pathogens.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2020
A group of researchers at the Special Pathogens Branch of the C.D.C.—principally Anthony Sanchez and Heinz Feldmann—have picked apart the genes of all the filoviruses.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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