Filovirus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin filum (“thread, filament”) +‎ -virus.

Proper noun

Filovirus

1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the order Mononegavirales – consisting of the former species, now genus, Ebolavirus and the type species, now genus, Marburgvirus. [recognized by ICTV from 1987 to 2002]
   • 2001 March, Gary P. Kobinger, Daniel J. Weiner, Qian-Chun Yu, James M. Wilson, “Filovirus-pseudotyped lentiviral vector can efficiently and stably transduce airway epithelia in vivo”, in Nature Biotechnology, volume 19, pages 225–230:

     Traditional gene therapy vectors have demonstrated limited utility for treatment of chronic lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF). Herein we describe a vector based on a Filovirus envelope protein-pseudotyped HIV vector

   • 2015, Lisa M. Bebell, M.D., Laura E. Riley, M.D., “Ebola Virus Disease and Marburg Disease in Pregnancy: A Review and Management Considerations for Filovirus Infection”, in Obstet Gynecol., volume 125, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 1293–1298:

     The largest-ever recorded outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever is ongoing. Due to the epidemic and rural nature of outbreaks, little is published about the Filovirus infections Ebola virus disease and Marburg disease in pregnancy.

References

• Filoviridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia