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Ebola haemorrhagic fever.
Ebola viruses are the causative agents of a severe form of viral haemorrhagic fever in man, designated Ebola haemorrhagic fever, and are endemic in regions of central Africa. The exception is the species Reston Ebola virus, which has not been associated with human disease and is found in the Philippines. Ebola virus constitutes an important local public health threat in Africa, with a worldwide effect through imported infections and through the fear of misuse for biological terrorism. Ebola virus is thought to also have a detrimental effect on the great ape population in Africa. Case-fatality rates of the African species in man are as high as 90%, with no prophylaxis or treatment available. Ebola virus infections are characterised by immune suppression and a systemic inflammatory response that causes impairment of the vascular, coagulation, and immune systems, leading to multiorgan failure and shock, and thus, in some ways, resembling septic shock.
Ann file
T1 Species 27 40 Ebola viruses
N1 Reference T1 Taxonomy:205488
T2 Species 231 249 Reston Ebola virus
N2 Reference T2 Taxonomy:186539
T3 Species 286 291 human
N3 Reference T3 Taxonomy:9606
T4 Species 333 344 Ebola virus
N4 Reference T4 Taxonomy:205488
T5 Species 517 528 Ebola virus
N5 Reference T5 Taxonomy:205488
T6 Species 727 738 Ebola virus
N6 Reference T6 Taxonomy:205488