''Bombali ebolavirus'' or Bombali virus (BOMV) is a species of the genus ''
Ebolavirus,'' first reported on 27 July 2018. It was discovered and sequenced by a
PREDICT
A prediction (Latin ''præ-'', "before," and ''dicere'', "to say"), or forecasting, forecast, is a statement about a future event (probability theory), event or data. They are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge. There i ...
research team from the U.S. in the
Bombali area in the north of
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...
, west Africa. The
virus
A virus is a wikt:submicroscopic, submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living Cell (biology), cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and ...
was found in the
Angolan free-tailed bat
The Angolan free-tailed bat (''Mops condylurus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, ...
and the
Little free-tailed bat.
In 2019, the virus was demonstrated in Angolan free-tailed bats in southeast
Kenya
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and southeast
Guinea. Bombali ebolavirus has the capacity to infect
human cells
There are many different types of cells in the human body.
Cells derived primarily from endoderm
Exocrine secretory epithelial cells
* Brunner's gland cell in duodenum (enzymes and alkaline mucus)
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, although it has not yet been shown to be pathogenic.
The team reporting the virus also published its full genome sequence (NC_039345).
See also
* ''
Zaire ebolavirus''
References
Further reading
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Ebolaviruses