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Is it Ebolavirus or Ebola virus?

submitted by profvrr on August 08, 2012
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Tags: Ebola , ebolavirus , ICTV , nomenclature , outbreak , uganda , viral , virology , virus
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When I drafted my article for TakePart (Don’t Panic – Ebola Isn’t Heading For You), I used the term ‘ebolavirus’ throughout, but the editors changed every instance to ‘Ebola virus’. Understanding which term is correct is far more complicated than you might imagine.
 
 

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