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| Title |
Transmission of Ebola virus from pigs to non-human primates
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| Published in |
Scientific Reports, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1038/srep00811 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hana M. Weingartl, Carissa Embury-Hyatt, Charles Nfon, Anders Leung, Greg Smith, Gary Kobinger |
| Abstract |
Ebola viruses (EBOV) cause often fatal hemorrhagic fever in several species of simian primates including human. While fruit bats are considered natural reservoir, involvement of other species in EBOV transmission is unclear. In 2009, Reston-EBOV was the first EBOV detected in swine with indicated transmission to humans. In-contact transmission of Zaire-EBOV (ZEBOV) between pigs was demonstrated experimentally. Here we show ZEBOV transmission from pigs to cynomolgus macaques without direct contact. Interestingly, transmission between macaques in similar housing conditions was never observed. Piglets inoculated oro-nasally with ZEBOV were transferred to the room housing macaques in an open inaccessible cage system. All macaques became infected. Infectious virus was detected in oro-nasal swabs of piglets, and in blood, swabs, and tissues of macaques. This is the first report of experimental interspecies virus transmission, with the macaques also used as a human surrogate. Our finding may influence prevention and control measures during EBOV outbreaks. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 417 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 99 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 4% |
| Spain | 12 | 3% |
| Canada | 12 | 3% |
| Brazil | 7 | 2% |
| Australia | 5 | 1% |
| France | 5 | 1% |
| Germany | 4 | <1% |
| Comoros | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 42 | 10% |
| Unknown | 211 | 51% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 358 | 86% |
| Scientists | 32 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 19 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 8 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 385 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 2% |
| Nigeria | 3 | <1% |
| India | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 11 | 3% |
| Unknown | 352 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 83 | 22% |
| Researcher | 65 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 52 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 11% |
| Other | 25 | 6% |
| Other | 73 | 19% |
| Unknown | 44 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 120 | 31% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 92 | 24% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 20 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 13 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 3% |
| Other | 72 | 19% |
| Unknown | 55 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 808. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 March 2024.
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