Animals Involved
Bats are reservoir hosts for Zaire ebolavirus and suspected reservoir hosts for others; primates, duikers, possibly other mammals can be infected
Known Distributions
Africa
Probable Means of Spreading
Contact with infected tissues (especially nonhuman primates and duikers); probable transmission from bats in caves
Clinical Manifestations in People
Initially nonspecific febrile illness; maculopapular rash with desquamation; mild to severe bleeding tendency develops a few days after onset; mortality rate 36%–90%, varies with isolate