This hemorrhagic fever causes disease in humans and nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys. It is identified in the laboratory using which type of assay?
a. Immunodiffusion
b. Peptide nucleic acid fluorescence in situ hybridization (PNA-FISH)
c. Transcription-mediated amplification (TMA)
d. Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
D
All of the Ebola subspecies cause disease in humans and nonhuman primates (e.g., chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys) except for Reston ebolavirus, which only causes disease in the nonhuman primates. RT-PCR is used for the identification of Ebola or Marburg. Electron microscopy is also available in some research facilities.
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