Ebola virus and persistent chronic infection: when does replication cease?

John V Forrester^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
² Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Editorial

John V Forrester. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Nov.

. 2018 Nov;6(Suppl 1):S39.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.09.60.

John V Forrester^{1

2}

¹ Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
² Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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