Group Group V ((−)ssRNA) Family Filoviridae Scientific name Zaire ebolavirus Rank Species | Order Mononegavirales Genus Ebolavirus Higher classification Ebolavirus | |
Similar Filoviridae, Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus, Mononegavirales, Little collared fr | ||
Zaire ebolavirus in west africa
The species Zaire ebolavirus is a virological taxon included in the genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, order Mononegavirales. The species has a single virus member, Ebola virus (EBOV), and it is the type species for the genus Ebolavirus. The members of the species are called Zaire ebolaviruses.
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Nomenclature
The name Zaire ebolavirus is derived from Zaire and the taxonomic suffix ebolavirus (which denotes an ebolavirus species and refers to the Ebola River).
Zaire ebolavirus is pronounced /zɑːˈɪər iːˈboʊləvaɪərəs/ (zah-EER ee-BOH-lə-vy-rəs). Strictly speaking, the pronunciation of "Ebola virus" /ɛˈboʊlə vaɪərəs/ should be distinct from that of the genus-level taxonomic designation "Ebolavirus/ebolavirus", as "Ebola" is named for the tributary of the Congo River that is pronounced "Ébola" in French, whereas "ebola-virus" is an "artificial contraction" of the words "Ebola" and "virus," written without a diacritical mark for ease of use by scientific databases and English speakers. According to the rules for taxon naming established by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), the name Zaire ebolavirus is always to be capitalized, italicized, and to be preceded by the word "species". The names of its members (Zaire ebolaviruses) are to be capitalized, are not italicized, and used without articles.
The species was introduced in 1998 as Zaire Ebola virus. In 2002, the name was changed to Zaire ebolavirus.
Species inclusion criteria
A virus of the genus Ebolavirus is a member of the species Zaire ebolavirus if: