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Novel mutations in Marburg virus glycoprotein associated with viral evasion from antibody mediated immune pressure.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Apr 2013
Kajihara Masahiro, Nakayama Eri, Marzi Andrea, Igarashi Manabu, Feldmann Heinz, Takada Ayato
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Marburg virus (MARV) and Ebola virus, members of the family Filoviridae, cause lethal haemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates. Although the outbreaks are concentrated mainly in Central Africa, these viruses are potential agents of imported infectious diseases and bioterrorism in non-African countries. Recent studies demonstrated that non-human primates passively immunized with virus-specific...
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