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  • Transmission of Ebola virus from pigs to non-human primates (air transmission of ebola)

    10/03/2014 6:25:39 AM PDT · by xzins · 13 replies
    Scientific Reports ^ | 15 Nov 12 | Hana M. Weingartl,
    Ebola viruses (EBOV) cause often fatal hemorrhagic fever in several species of simian primates including human. In 2009, Reston-EBOV was the first EBOV detected in swine with indicated transmission to humans. In-contact transmission of Zaire-EBOV (ZEBOV) between pigs was demonstrated experimentally. Here we show ZEBOV transmission from pigs to cynomolgus macaques without direct contact. . All macaques became infected. Infectious virus was detected in oro-nasal swabs of piglets, and in blood, swabs, and tissues of macaques. This is the first report of experimental interspecies virus transmission, with the macaques also used as a human surrogate. Our finding may influence prevention...