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Review
. 2011 Jul;3(7):982-1000.
doi: 10.3390/v3070982. Epub 2011 Jun 27.

Correlates of immunity to filovirus infection

Steven B Bradfute  1 , Sina Bavari
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Review

Correlates of immunity to filovirus infection

Steven B Bradfute et al. Viruses. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Filoviruses can cause severe, often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans. Recent advances in vaccine and therapeutic drug development have provided encouraging data concerning treatment of these infections. However, relatively little is known about immune responses in fatal versus non-fatal filovirus infection. This review summarizes the published literature on correlates of immunity to filovirus infection, and highlights deficiencies in our knowledge on this topic. It is likely that there are several types of successful immune responses, depending on the type of filovirus, and the presence and timing of vaccination or drug treatment.

Keywords: ebola; filovirus; immunity; marburg.

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