How Ebola has been evolving in West Africa. Issue 7 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Si-Qing; Rayner, Simon; Zhang, Bo
• Is Part Of: Trends in microbiology. Volume 23:Issue 7(2015)
• Page Start: 387
• Page End: 388
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Ebola -- evolution -- nucleotide substitutions rate -- West Africa -- low variation; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Virulence (Microbiology) -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Virulence -- Periodicals; Microbiologie -- Périodiques; Infection -- Périodiques; Virulence (Microbiologie) -- Périodiques; Infection; Microbiology; Virulence (Microbiology); 579
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.05.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-842X

Abstract

Abstract : The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa has generated fears of a global epidemic. Particularly, estimates of higher substitution rates have raised concerns about increased transmissibility or virulence. A recent study using a more comprehensive datasets demonstrates lower variation, highlighting the importance of representative datasets and limitations of computational modelling.