Experimental inoculation of plants and animals with Ebola virus

Thirty-three varieties of 24 species of plants and 19 species of vertebrates and invertebrates were experimentally inoculated with Ebola Zaire virus. Fruit and insectivorous bats supported replication and circulation of high titers of virus without necessarily becoming ill; deaths occurred only amon...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 321 - 325
Main Authors Swanepoel, R, Leman, P A, Burt, F J, Zachariades, N A, Braack, L E, Ksiazek, T G, Rollin, P E, Zaki, S R, Peters, C J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 01.10.1996
Subjects
Animals
Ants
Anura
Chiroptera - virology
Cockroaches
Columbidae
Disease Reservoirs
Ebola
Ebola virus
Ebolavirus - growth & development
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - virology
Immunohistochemistry
Insecta
Mice
Plants
Reptiles
Snails
Snakes
South Africa
Spiders
Turtles
United States
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Summary:Thirty-three varieties of 24 species of plants and 19 species of vertebrates and invertebrates were experimentally inoculated with Ebola Zaire virus. Fruit and insectivorous bats supported replication and circulation of high titers of virus without necessarily becoming ill; deaths occurred only among bats that had not adapted to the diet fed in the laboratory.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0204.960407