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Taï Forest virus

A species recognised from a single 1994 human case. Has not caused any subsequent recorded outbreaks. Of mostly academic interest for the broader ebolavirus genus but included here for completeness.

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Scientific name
Taï Forest ebolavirus
Abbreviation
TAFV
Discovered
1994 · Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire
Pathogenic in humans
Yes
Case fatality (historical)
-
Recognised outbreaks
1
Natural host
Reservoir not identified. Outbreak was traced through an infected chimpanzee carcass; bat reservoirs hypothesised.
CFR notes
Only one recognised human case (a Swiss ethologist conducting an autopsy on an infected chimpanzee); the patient survived. No CFR can be reliably calculated from a single case.