Postmortem Stability of Ebola Virus

Prescott, Joseph; Bushmaker, Trenton; Fischer, Robert; Miazgowicz, Kerri; Judson, Seth; Munster, Vincent J.

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Postmortem Stability of Ebola Virus

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May 2015
By Prescott, Joseph ; Bushmaker, Trenton ; Fischer, Robert ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Prescott, Joseph ; Bushmaker, Trenton ; Fischer, Robert ; Miazgowicz, Kerri ; Judson, Seth ; Munster, Vincent J.
Description:

The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has highlighted questions regarding stability of the virus and detection of RNA from corpses. We used Ebola virus-infected macaques to model humans who died of Ebola virus disease. Viable virus was isolated <7 days posteuthanasia; viral RNA was detectable for 10 weeks.
Subjects:

Ebolavirus Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 21(5):856-859.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Dispatch
Place as Subject:

Africa, Western
Volume:

21
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:36915330b3698b3a2bc63e638cf094b513ba10ad82a34cde4b02f3355942e15a
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