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. 1995 May 20;345(8960):1271-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90925-7.

Isolation and partial characterisation of a new strain of Ebola virus

B Le Guenno  1 , P Formenty, M Wyers, P Gounon, F Walker, C Boesch
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Isolation and partial characterisation of a new strain of Ebola virus

B Le Guenno et al. Lancet. .

Erratum in

  • Lancet. 2006 Mar 11;367(9513):816. Formentry, P [corrected to Formenty, P]

Abstract

We have isolated a new strain of Ebola virus from a non-fatal human case infected during the autopsy of a wild chimpanzee in the Côte-d'Ivoire. The wild troop to which this animal belonged has been decimated by outbreaks of haemorrhagic syndromes. This is the first time that a human infection has been connected to naturally-infected monkeys in Africa. Data from the long-term survey of this troop of chimpanzees could answer questions about the natural reservoir of the Ebola virus.

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  • Viruses and primates.
    Furley CW. Furley CW. Lancet. 1995 Jul 29;346(8970):322. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92216-4. Lancet. 1995. PMID: 7630285 No abstract available.
  • The filovirus enigma.
    Simpson DI. Simpson DI. Lancet. 1995 May 20;345(8960):1252-3. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90918-4. Lancet. 1995. PMID: 7746050 No abstract available.

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