Ebola: Hidden reservoirs.


Type
Article
Change log
Authors
Heeney, Jonathan L 
Abstract

West Africa's Ebola epidemic continues to reveal surprises. Although the animal species that originally passed the virus to people remains a mystery, a virus reservoir and persistent disease have been identified in some human survivors.

Description
Keywords
Africa, Western, Animals, Carrier State, Child, Preschool, Condoms, Disease Reservoirs, Ebolavirus, Female, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola, Humans, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Male, Pregnancy, RNA, Viral, Safe Sex, Semen, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral, Survivors, Zoonoses
Journal Title
Nature
Conference Name
Journal ISSN
0028-0836
1476-4687
Volume Title
527
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
Wellcome Trust (100891/Z/13/Z)