Sudan ebolavirus
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Sudan ebolavirus is a species of ebolavirus that causes a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates, primarily in parts of Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sudan ebolavirus canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ebolavirus
ⓘ
virus species ⓘ |
| antiviralTherapyStatus | no specific antiviral approved as of 2024 ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-4 agent ⓘ |
| caseFatalityRateRange | approximately 40–70 percent ⓘ |
| clinicalFeature |
hemorrhagic manifestations
ⓘ
severe weakness ⓘ sudden onset of fever ⓘ vomiting and diarrhea ⓘ |
| disease |
Sudan virus disease
ⓘ
viral hemorrhagic fever ⓘ |
| enveloped | true ⓘ |
| family | Filoviridae ⓘ |
| firstDescribed | 1976 ⓘ |
| firstOutbreakLocation | Nzara, Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeSegmentation | nonsegmented genome ⓘ |
| genomeType | negative-sense single-stranded RNA ⓘ |
| genus | Ebolavirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
South Sudan
ONNED1
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda ⓘ parts of East Africa ⓘ |
| host |
bat (suspected reservoir)
ⓘ
human ⓘ nonhuman primate ⓘ |
| incubationPeriodRange | 2–21 days ⓘ |
| notableOutbreak |
1976 Sudan outbreak
ⓘ
2000–2001 Gulu, Uganda outbreak ⓘ 2011 Uganda outbreak ⓘ 2012 Uganda outbreaks ⓘ 2022 Uganda outbreak ⓘ |
| order | Mononegavirales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Ebolavirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Riboviria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bombali ebolavirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bundibugyo ebolavirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Reston ebolavirus ⓘ Taï Forest ebolavirus ⓘ Zaire ebolavirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | filamentous ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
direct contact with blood
ⓘ
direct contact with body fluids ⓘ direct contact with contaminated materials ⓘ nosocomial transmission ⓘ |
| treatment |
fluid and electrolyte management
ⓘ
supportive care ⓘ treatment of co-infections ⓘ |
| vaccineAvailability | no widely licensed vaccine as of 2024 ⓘ |
| WHO_RiskGroup | Risk Group 4 pathogen ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.