Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2016)

Unusual Ebola Virus Chain of Transmission, Conakry, Guinea, 2014–2015

  • Mory Keita,
  • Sophie Duraffour,
  • Nicholas J. Loman,
  • Andrew Rambaut,
  • Boubacar Diallo,
  • Nfaly Magassouba,
  • Miles W. Carroll,
  • Joshua Quick,
  • Amadou Sall,
  • Judith R. Glynn,
  • Pierre Formenty,
  • Lorenzo Subissi,
  • Ousmane Faye

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2212.160847
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 12
pp. 2149 – 2152

Abstract

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In October 2015, a new case of Ebola virus disease in Guinea was detected. Case investigation, serology, and whole-genome sequencing indicated possible transmission of the virus from an Ebola virus disease survivor to another person and then to the case-patient reported here. This transmission chain over 11 months suggests slow Ebola virus evolution.

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