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Strain · RESTV

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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Scientific name
Reston ebolavirus
Abbreviation
RESTV
Discovered
1989 · Reston, Virginia, United States (in a primate research facility)
Pathogenic in humans
No (not known to cause disease)
Case fatality (historical)
-
Recognised outbreaks
0
Natural host
Likely fruit bats in the Philippines. Reston virus has been detected in cynomolgus macaques imported from the Philippines and in Philippine domestic pigs.
CFR notes
No confirmed human deaths. Serological evidence of human infection exists in animal handlers, but no symptomatic disease has been documented in humans.