Discovery of Swine as a Host for the
                    <i>Reston ebolavirus</i>

W. Barrette, Roger; A. Metwally, Samia; M. Rowland, Jessica; Xu, Lizhe; R. Zaki, Sherif; T. Nichol, Stuart; E. Rollin, Pierre; S. Towner, Jonathan; Shieh, Wun-Ju; Batten, Brigid; K. Sealy, Tara; Carrillo, Consuelo; E. Moran, Karen; J. Bracht, Alexa; A. Mayr, Gregory; Sirios-Cruz, Magdalena; P. Catbagan, Davinio; A. Lautner, Elizabeth; G. Ksiazek, Thomas; R. White, William; T. McIntosh, Michael

doi:10.1126/science.1172705

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Discovery of Swine as a Host for the Reston ebolavirus

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Authors:

Roger W. Barrette

Samia A. Metwally

Jessica M. Rowland

Abstract

Not Reston at All Reston ebolavirus is named, mistakenly perhaps, for Reston, Virginia, where it was discovered in the 1970s in imported macaques. After some alarm it was found not to be virulent in humans, uniquely among the ebola viruses, which are characteristically fatal causing a horrific spect...

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