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Ebola virus is unlikely to become endemic in West Africa

Sprecher A, Feldman H, Hensley L, Kobinger GP, Nichol ST, Strong JE, Van Herp M
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Ebola virus is unlikely to become endemic in West Africa | Journal Article / Commentary | MSF Science Portal
Abstract
Concern over Ebola becoming endemic in West Africa has appeared in the medical and lay media. Routes of transmission, rates of viral evolution, suitability of humans as hosts and rarity of spillover events make this very unlikely. Without evidence that endemic Ebola is likely, ending epidemics should remain the focus.

Subject Area

Ebola

Languages

English
DOI
10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.7
Published Date
24 Feb 2016
PubMed ID
27572170
Journal
Nature Microbiology
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 1, Issue 3, Pages 16007
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