Human fatal zaire ebola virus infection is associated with an aberrant innate immunity and with massive lymphocyte apoptosis.

<h4>Background</h4>Ebolavirus species Zaire (ZEBOV) causes highly lethal hemorrhagic fever, resulting in the death of 90% of patients within days. Most information on immune responses to ZEBOV comes from in vitro studies and animal models. The paucity of data on human immune responses to...

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Main Authors: Nadia Wauquier, Pierre Becquart, Cindy Padilla, Sylvain Baize, Eric M Leroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20957152/?tool=EBI