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Reston virus

The only ebolavirus species with documented natural occurrence in Asia. Causes severe disease in non-human primates and has been detected in pigs in the Philippines. Despite genetic similarity to pathogenic species, Reston virus has never caused recognised human disease.

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Nom scientifique
Reston ebolavirus
Abréviation
RESTV
Découvert
1989 · Reston, Virginia, United States (in a primate research facility)
Pathogène chez l'humain
Non (pas connu pour causer la maladie)
Létalité historique
-
Épidémies reconnues
0
Hôte naturel
Likely fruit bats in the Philippines. Reston virus has been detected in cynomolgus macaques imported from the Philippines and in Philippine domestic pigs.
Notes sur la létalité
No confirmed human deaths. Serological evidence of human infection exists in animal handlers, but no symptomatic disease has been documented in humans.