Bundibugyo ebolavirus

Species of virus

Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) is a species of ebolavirus that is closely related to the Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV). The virus is one of several that can cause Ebola disease in humans, taking the form of viral hemorrhagic fever.

Also known as...Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense
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