Filoviruses in Bats: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

Filoviruses, including Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus, pose significant threats to public health and species conservation by causing hemorrhagic fever outbreaks with high mortality rates. Since the first outbreak in 1967, their origins, natural history, and ecology remained elusive until recent studies...

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Main Authors: Kevin J. Olival, David T. S. Hayman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/4/1759