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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Virol. 2010 Oct 30;155(12):2083–2103. doi: 10.1007/s00705-010-0814-x

Table 7.

Marburg virus, Ravn virus, Bundibugyo virus, Ebola virus, Reston virus, Sudan virus, Taï Forest virus, and Lloviu virus

Incorrect usage Correct usage Explanation
Sudan ebolavirus causes severe hemorrhagic fever Sudan virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever Sudan virus is a physical entity. It is not a taxon. Names of taxa are italicized, viruses are not
Ebola and the other filoviruses: a threat to Africa Ebola virus and other filoviruses: a threat to Africa Ebola is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ebola does not threaten Africa, but Ebola virus may do so one day