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Taï Forest ebolavirus · Taï National Park · verified historical

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Category
Taï Forest ebolavirus
Secondary
Confirmed
1
Suspected
0
Deaths
0
Case fatality rate (%)
0
Status
historical

Summary

A Swiss ethologist who performed an autopsy on a chimpanzee from the Taï Forest, Côte d'Ivoire, contracted a previously unknown ebolavirus and was repatriated to Switzerland for treatment. She survived. The case remains the only documented human infection with Taï Forest ebolavirus.

Why this matters

Discovery event for the Taï Forest species; first documented filovirus transmission from wild chimpanzees to humans.

Sources

English