The Ebola virus can persist and relapse in the brains of animals that survived infections and received monoclonal antibodies, show new findings in ScienceTM that stress the importance of long-term follow-up for human survivors. InfectiousDisease
We thank A. Crane, L. Bollinger, and T. Cooper for critically editing the manuscript. We thank D. Fetterer [U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases , Fort Detrick] for statistical analysis assistance and W. Discher for producing the brain diagram.Work at USAMRIID was funded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority . This work was supported in part through the prime contract of Laulima Government Solutions LLC, with NIAID under contract no.
and Battelle Memorial Institute’s former prime contract with NIAID under contract no. performed this work as a former employee of Battelle Memorial Institute and a current employee of Tunnell Government Services , a subcontractor of Laulima Government Solutions LLC, under contract no. . This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, under contract no. 75N91019D00024, task order no. 75N91019F00130 . The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.