Table 7.
Incorrect usage | Correct usage | Explanation |
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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 |