vanant rdl of t ature and rh conditions . this suggests the makona variant may behave quite differently with respect to inactivation or decontamination methods , despite being approximately 970 identical at the nucleotide level to the other zebov variants . this apparent phenotypic difference between the variants prompted us to test the action of disinfectants against each of them individually . this study examined the disinfection of makona compared to the other two major zi bov outbreak variants , mayinga and kikwit with common chemical disinfectant