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Bombali virus

The most recently identified ebolavirus species. Discovered in bats before any human spillover, which makes it scientifically significant: it offers a window into pre-spillover ebolavirus ecology. No human cases recorded; pathogenicity is unknown.

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Nom scientifique
Bombali ebolavirus
Abréviation
BOMV
Découvert
2018 · Bombali District, Sierra Leone
Pathogène chez l'humain
Non (pas connu pour causer la maladie)
Létalité historique
-
Épidémies reconnues
0
Hôte naturel
Detected directly in two species of insectivorous bats (Chaerephon pumilus and Mops condylurus) in Sierra Leone, the first identification of an ebolavirus from live bats before any human spillover.
Notes sur la létalité
No human cases recorded. Pathogenicity in humans is unknown.