uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Filovirus Identification

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ModerateViral Haemorrhagic FeversFilovirus Identificationuk-dtmh

A healthcare worker in Uganda develops fever 5 days after performing a post-mortem examination on a patient who died of an undiagnosed haemorrhagic illness. She develops fever, myalgia, and a maculopapular rash, followed by haematemesis and melaena. Post-mortem samples from the index patient have been sent to a reference laboratory. Electron microscopy of the samples reveals filamentous virus particles. What family of viruses is most likely?

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