Abstract Ebolaviruses and Marburgviruses (family Filoviridae) are among the most virulent
pathogens for humans and great apes causing severe haemorrhagic fever and death within
a matter of days. This group of viruses is characterized by a linear, non-segmented, single-
stranded RNA genome of negative polarity. The overall burden of filovirus infections is
minimal and negligible compared to the devastation caused by malnutrition and other
infectious diseases prevalent in Africa such as malaria, dengue or tuberculosis. In this …