Molecular determinants of Ebola virus virulence in mice.

Zaire ebolavirus (ZEBOV) causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates, with fatality rates in humans of up to 90%. The molecular basis for the extreme virulence of ZEBOV remains elusive. While adult mice resist ZEBOV infection, the Mayinga strain of the virus has been adapted to c...

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Main Authors: Hideki Ebihara, Ayato Takada, Darwyn Kobasa, Steven Jones, Gabriele Neumann, Steven Theriault, Mike Bray, Heinz Feldmann, Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1513261?pdf=render