1. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF)

1.2 Background on Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF)

Figure 1 : Bunyaviridae

Figure 1 : Bunyaviridae

Figure 2 : Flaviviridae

Figure 2 : Flaviviridae

Figure 3 : Arénaviridae

Figure 3 : Arenaviridae

Figure 4 : Filoviridae

Figure 4 : Filoviridae

The Ebola virus belongs to the hemorrhagic viral fevers of which the following families are known:

  • Bunyaviridae: Rift valley fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Hantavirus

  • Flaviviridae: Yellow fever, Dengue fever, Omsk hemorrhagic

  • Arenaviridae: Lassa

  • Filoviridae: Marbug virus and Ebola virus

Strains: Zaïre-Ebolavirus, Soudan-Ebolavirus, Taï Forest-Ebolavirus, Bundibugyo-Ebolavirus, Reston-Ebolavirus