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Topic:Ebola
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T Grillo 05/05/2010 18/05/2010 ProMED: Ebolavirus, bats - Spain: clarification http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f ?p=2400:1001:1173608279781180::NO::F2400_P1001_BAC K_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1010,82563 re: Ebolavirus, bats - Spain: (AS) RFI 20100502.1428 “A novel filovirus has been detected in bats in the Iberian Peninsula. A full length genome sequence has been obtained in a collaboration between the Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University. Preliminary phylogenetic analysis indicates that this virus is taxonomically distinct from ebolavirus and Lake
T Grillo 02/05/2010 18/05/2010 Ebolavirus, bats - Spain: Request for Information http://promedmail.oracle.com/pls/otn/ pm?an=20100502.1428 “The ebola virus found in the remains of dead bats in Asturias most likely belongs to a species [of ebolavirus] harmless to humans, according to Francisco Llinares, Professor of Microbiology at the University of San Pablo CEU. The professor referred to this case during the lecture "Filoviridae: Ebola and Marburg," within the framework of the IV Conference of Microbiology and Public Health at the San Pablo University CEU, this year [2010] entitled "The coming Virus." However, he said that "only the results of the laboratory analysis will determine exactly what type of ebolavirus we found………………………” Follow link to read full story.
R Woods 20/03/2009 Fruit bats to be tested for Ebola Reston (Philippines) http://www.bworldonline.com/BW031409/c ontent.php?id=073
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