Menu
Ebolavirus.nl
All strains

Reston ebolavirus

Reston ebolavirus (RESTV)

The Reston strain does not cause disease in humans but does in primates and pigs. It is named after Reston, Virginia (US).

Case fatality rate
0% in humans
Outbreaks
0
Total cases
0
Deaths
0

Vaccine & treatment

Not applicable

Background

Reston ebolavirus was discovered in 1989 in Philippine macaques brought to a research laboratory in Reston, Virginia. Although several workers became infected, none developed symptoms. The strain circulates in the Philippines, where it was also found in pigs in 2008.

Email alerts

Stay updated whenever a new outbreak emerges.

Get notified the moment WHO or CDC publishes a new outbreak, case or major update.