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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Animals, Wild
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Antibodies, Viral / analysis
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Ape Diseases / mortality
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Ape Diseases / transmission
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Ape Diseases / virology
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Autopsy / veterinary
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Cote d'Ivoire
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Disease Reservoirs / veterinary
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Ebolavirus / classification
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Ebolavirus / immunology
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Ebolavirus / isolation & purification*
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Female
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Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / mortality
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Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / transmission
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Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / veterinary
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Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / virology
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Humans
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Pan troglodytes
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Zoonoses