Reduced evolutionary rate in reemerged Ebola virus transmission chains.
Sci Adv
; 2(4): e1600378, 2016 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
On 29 June 2015, Liberia's respite from Ebola virus disease (EVD) was interrupted for the second time by a renewed outbreak ("flare-up") of seven confirmed cases. We demonstrate that, similar to the March 2015 flare-up associated with sexual transmission, this new flare-up was a reemergence of a Liberian transmission chain originating from a persistently infected source rather than a reintroduction from a reservoir or a neighboring country with active transmission. Although distinct, Ebola virus (EBOV) genomes from both flare-ups exhibit significantly low genetic divergence, indicating a reduced rate of EBOV evolution during persistent infection. Using this rate of change as a signature, we identified two additional EVD clusters that possibly arose from persistently infected sources. These findings highlight the risk of EVD flare-ups even after an outbreak is declared over.
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Fiebre Hemorrágica Ebola
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Ebolavirus
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Africa
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En
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Sci Adv
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2016
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Article