CDC Ebola Disease Basics: Virus Types, Transmission, and Medical Countermeasures (cdc.gov)
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- Four human-pathogenic orthoebolaviruses: Ebola, Sudan, Taï Forest, Bundibugyo
- ERVEBO vaccine and therapies only approved for Zaire ebolavirus
- Transmission via body fluids; incubation 2-21 days
"This CDC page provides an overview of Ebola disease, covering four human-pathogenic orthoebolaviruses (Ebola, Sudan, Taï Forest, Bundibugyo) and two animal-only types. Symptoms appear 2-21 days after exposure. Transmission is via body fluids. The vaccine ERVEBO and treatments Inmazeb and Ebanga are approved only for Zaire ebolavirus. Diagnosis uses PCR. Case fatality can reach 90%."
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