High prevalence of IgG antibodies to Ebola virus in the Efé pygmy population in the Watsa region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Factors related to the natural transmission of Ebola virus (EBOV) to humans are still not well defined. Results of previous sero-prevalence studies suggest that circulation of EBOV in human population is common in sub-Saharan Africa. The Efé pygmies living in Democratic Republic of the Congo are kno...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC infectious diseases 2016-06, Vol.16 (1), p.263, Article 263
Hauptverfasser:	Mulangu, Sabue, Borchert, Matthias, Paweska, Janusz, Tshomba, Antoine, Afounde, Afongenda, Kulidri, Amayo, Swanepoel, Robert, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Van der Stuyft, Patrick
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Animals Antibodies, Viral - immunology Caves Child Chiroptera Cross-Sectional Studies Democratic Republic of the Congo - epidemiology Ebolavirus - immunology Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Haplorhini Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - immunology Humans Immunoglobulin G - immunology Infectious diseases Male Middle Aged Prevalence Rats Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Young Adult
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