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An international team of scientists — some of whom succumbed to the virus during the course of their research — has sequenced 99 Ebola virus genomes from 78 patients in Sierra Leone, creating a valuable trove of genetic data for scientists and health care workers struggling to bring the growing outbreak under control
The study increased the amount of genomic data available on the Ebola virus by four-fold, according to a press release
According to the World Health Organization, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa eventually could exceed 20,000 cases, more than six times as many as are now known, and vastly higher than the largest outbreak-to-date, which included about 400 cases. Read more...
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