In 2000, another proposal was made in Washington, D.C., to change the "-like viruses" to "-virus" resulting in today's Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus.
En 2000, fíxose outra proposta en Washington, D.C., para que se cambiase a denominación "virus tipo..." ("-like viruses") a "-virus", o que deu como resultado os nomes de xéneros actuais Ebolavirus e Marburgvirus.