Research project(s)
IRD in Western and Central Africa
Identifying reservoirs and genetic lineages of the Ebola and Marburg viruses
January 1999
The devastating haemorrhagic fevers caused by viruses of the Filoviridae family in Africa have been known for some thirty years. These viruses, harboured by fruit bats and transmitted to humans, have caused deadly epidemics resulting in hundreds of deaths. To develop vaccines and protect the ...