Mengla dianlovirus

Mengla dianlovirus (MLAV, also written Měnglà virus) is a type of filovirus identified in a "Rousettus" bat in Mengla County, Yunnan Province, China and first reported in January 2019. It is classified in the same family as "Ebolavirus" and "Marburgvirus".
It is the only member of the genus Dianlovirus. The name derives from (), the Chinese language abbreviation for Yunnan, added to "filovirus", the common name for "Filoviridae". Neither the species nor the genus are listed in the 2018 ICTV classification, as the virus was formally described after that report was released. A formal proposal was submitted for the taxa in January 2019.