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Distinct lineages of Ebola virus in Guinea during the 2014 West African epidemic.
Nature - 6 Aug 2015
Simon-Loriere Etienne, Faye Ousmane, Faye Oumar, Koivogui Lamine, Magassouba Nfaly, Keita Sakoba, Thiberge Jean-Michel, Diancourt Laure, Bouchier Christiane, Vandenbogaert Matthias, Caro Valérie, Fall Gamou, Buchmann Jan P, Matranga Christan B, Sabeti Pardis C, Manuguerra Jean-Claude, Holmes Edward C, Sall Amadou A
Abstract excerpt
An epidemic of Ebola virus disease of unprecedented scale has been ongoing for more than a year in West Africa. As of 29 April 2015, there have been 26,277 reported total cases (of which 14,895 have been laboratory confirmed) resulting in 10,899 deaths. The source of the outbreak was traced to the prefecture of Guéckédou in the forested region of southeastern Guinea. The virus later spread to the capital,...
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