Pigs Susceptible to Ebola Can Transmit the Virus

CANADA - Canadian investigators have shown that a species of ebolavirus from Zaire that is highly virulent in humans can replicate in pigs, cause disease, and be transmitted to animals previously unexposed to the virus. The findings are published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and are now available online.
calendar icon 13 May 2011
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