What is EbolaVirus Disease? Ebola Virus Ecology and Transmission 埃博拉病毒的生态和传染 Ebola virusdisease (EVD) is a deadly disease with occasional outbreaks that occur primarilyon the African continent. EVD most commonly affects people and nonhumanprimates (such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). It is caused by aninfection with a group of viruses within the genus Ebolavirus: · Ebola virus (species Zaireebolavirus) · Sudan virus (species Sudanebolavirus) · Taï Forest virus(species Taï Forest ebolavirus, formerly Côte d’Ivoireebolavirus) · Bundibugyo