Ecologists identify potential new sources of Ebola and other filoviruses

Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 13:32 in Biology & Nature

An international team of ecologists has identified the bat species with the greatest potential to harbor filoviruses-a family that includes Ebola virus. Writing in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, they suggest that areas where many of these species overlap, notably in Southeast Asia, should be targeted for disease surveillance and virus discovery efforts. “Using machine learning […]

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