The Makona Variant of Ebola Virus Is Highly Lethal to Immunocompromised Mice and Immunocompetent Ferrets

During 2013–2016, a novel isolate of Ebola virus (EBOV-Makona) caused an epidemic in West Africa. The virus was distinct from known EBOV strains (EBOV-Kikwit and EBOV-Mayinga), which were responsible for previous outbreaks in Central Africa. To investigate the pathogenicity of EBOV-Makona, we engine...

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Published in:J Infect Dis
Main Authors: Wong, Gary, Leung, Anders, He, Shihua, Cao, Wenguang, De La Vega, Marc-Antoine, Griffin, Bryan D, Soule, Geoff, Kobinger, Gary P, Kobasa, Darwyn, Qiu, Xiangguo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6249576/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29878131
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy141
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