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Review
. 2015 Feb;17(2):84-97.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2014.11.007. Epub 2014 Nov 29.

Ebola virus disease: a highly fatal infectious disease reemerging in West Africa

Kelvin K W To  1 , Jasper F W Chan  1 , Alan K L Tsang  2 , Vincent C C Cheng  2 , Kwok-Yung Yuen  3
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Ebola virus disease: a highly fatal infectious disease reemerging in West Africa

Kelvin K W To et al. Microbes Infect. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

Ebolavirus can cause a highly fatal and panic-generating human disease which may jump from bats to other mammals and human. High viral loads in body fluids allow efficient transmission by contact. Lack of effective antivirals, vaccines and public health infrastructures in parts of Africa make it difficult to health workers to contain the outbreak.

Keywords: Ebola virus disease; Ebolavirus; Outbreak; West Africa.

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The phylogenetic tree of ebolavirus glycoprotein (GP) nucleotide (A) and protein (B) sequences. The neighbor joining tree of 29 GP nucleotide and protein sequences built using distances inferred by the K2P and JTT models, respectively. Bootstrap values (1000 replications) for key nodes are shown. The 2014 strains are highlighted in red.
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