The Ebola virus is a member of the filoviridae family, there are 5 different sub-species of this virus, two of which have a fatality rate approaching a shocking 90%.After more than 30years of research scientists have been unable to develop a cure or vaccine that has been found to be appropriate for human use. Ebola virus (EBOV) remains one of the most lethal transmissible infections and is responsible for high fatality rates and substantial morbidity during sporadic outbreaks. With increasing human incursions into endemic regions and the reported possibility of airborne transmission, EBOV is a high-priority public health threat for which no preventive or therapeutic options are currently available. Recent studies have been conducted on non-human
