Risk Factors Associated with Ebola and Marburg Viruses Seroprevalence in Blood Donors in the Republic of Congo.

• Main Authors: Nanikaly Moyen (Author), Laurence Thirion (Author), Petra Emmerich (Author), Amelia Dzia-Lepfoundzou (Author), Hervé Richet (Author), Yannik Boehmann (Author), Yannick Dimi (Author), Pierre Gallian (Author), Ernest A Gould (Author), Stephan Günther (Author), Xavier de Lamballerie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Ebola and Marburg viruses (family Filoviridae, genera Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus) cause haemorrhagic fevers in humans, often associated with high mortality rates. The presence of antibodies to Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) has been reported in some African countries in indi...