Ebola
Also known as: Ebola virus disease (EVD), Ebola haemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF)
Classification: Virus
Industry of interest: Healthcare
Biology
Microbiology: Ebola is an enveloped RNA virus from the Filoviridae family (Lee and Henderson 2001; Ftika and Maltezou 2013). It is classified as Biosafety Level / Containment Level 4, meaning that it should only be handled in high-containment laboratories.
