Filoviridae

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Filoviridae is a family of enveloped, filamentous, negative-sense RNA viruses that includes the Ebola and Marburg viruses, known for causing severe hemorrhagic fevers in humans and other primates.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Filoviridae canonical 8
filoviruses 3
Filoviruses 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf taxon
virus family
associatedWith high case-fatality rates
BaltimoreClassification Group V
biosafetyLevelRequirement BSL-4
causesDisease severe hemorrhagic fever in humans
severe hemorrhagic fever in non-human primates
viral hemorrhagic fever
class Monjiviricetes
containsGenus Cuevavirus
Dianlovirus
Ebolavirus NERFINISHED
Marburgvirus NERFINISHED
Striavirus
Thamnovirus
domain Riboviria
enveloped true
etymology derived from Latin "filum" meaning thread
firstDescribed 1967
firstOutbreakLocation Marburg, Hesse, Germany
surface form: Marburg, Germany
genomeApproxSize about 19 kb
genomeOrganization linear
genomePolarity negative-sense
genomeSegmentation non-segmented
genomeStrandedness single-stranded
genomeType negative-sense single-stranded RNA
host bats
humans
non-human primates
ICTVRecognized true
kingdom Riboviria
surface form: Orthornavirae
naturalReservoir bats
notableMember Bombali ebolavirus NERFINISHED
Bundibugyo ebolavirus NERFINISHED
Marburg virus NERFINISHED
Ravn virus
Reston ebolavirus
Sudan ebolavirus NERFINISHED
Taï Forest ebolavirus
Zaire ebolavirus NERFINISHED
order Mononegavirales ONNED1
phylum Negarnaviricota
realm Riboviria
replicationSite cytoplasm
subphylum Mononegavirales
surface form: Haploviricotina
taxonRank family
transmissionRoute contact with infected animals
direct contact with blood or body fluids
typeSpecies Marburg virus
surface form: Marburg marburgvirus
virionComponent glycoprotein spikes
helical nucleocapsid
lipid envelope
virionDiameter about 80 nm
virionLength up to about 1400 nm
virionShape filamentous
pleomorphic

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Zaire ebolavirus family Filoviridae
CDC Category A agent hasExampleAgent Filoviridae
this entity surface form: Filoviruses
Bundibugyo ebolavirus family Filoviridae
Ebolavirus parentTaxon Filoviridae
Ebolavirus family Filoviridae
Taï Forest ebolavirus family Filoviridae
Taï Forest ebolavirus belongsToGroup Filoviridae
this entity surface form: filoviruses
Reston ebolavirus family Filoviridae
Reston ebolavirus belongsToGroup Filoviridae
this entity surface form: filoviruses
Reston ebolavirus viralFamilyCommonName Filoviridae
this entity surface form: filoviruses
Mononegavirales containsFamily Filoviridae
Sudan ebolavirus family Filoviridae