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Isolation of Cells from Glioblastoma Multiforme Grade 4 Tumors for Infection with Zika Virus prME and ME Pseudotyped HIV-1

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Two Cases of Lassa Fever Successfully Treated with Ribavirin and Adjunct Dexamethasone for Concomitant Infections

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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breast milk during lactation after infection or vaccination: A cohort study

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Establishment of Recombinant Trisegmented Mopeia Virus Expressing Two Reporter Genes for Screening of Mammarenavirus Inhibitors

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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breast milk during lactation after infection or vaccination: A cohort study

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Pharmacokinetics of Ribavirin in the Treatment of Lassa Fever: An Observational Clinical Study at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria

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Fcγ-Receptor-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Sensitive, Specific, and Persistent Detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein IgG Antibodies in Human Sera

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Comparison of diagnostic performances of ten different immunoassays detecting anti-CCHFV IgM and IgG antibodies from acute to subsided phases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Kosovo, 2013-2016

• Ahmeti S, Berisha L, Halili B, Ahmeti F, von Possel R, Thomé-Bolduan C, Michel A, Priesnitz S, Reisinger EC, Günther S, Krüger A, Sherifi K, Jakupi X, Hemmer CJ, Emmerich P
• Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Feb;25(2):321-324. doi: 10.3201/eid2502.171999
• 2019-02-13

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Kosovo, 2013-2016

• Ahmeti S, Berisha L, Halili B, Ahmeti F, von Possel R, Thomé-Bolduan C, Michel A, Priesnitz S, Reisinger EC, Günther S, Krüger A, Sherifi K, Jakupi X, Hemmer CJ, Emmerich P
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• 2019-02-01

Metagenomic sequencing at the epicenter of the Nigeria 2018 Lassa fever outbreak

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Metagenomic sequencing at the epicenter of the Nigeria 2018 Lassa fever outbreak

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T-Cell Receptor Diversity and the Control of T-Cell Homeostasis Mark Ebola Virus Disease Survival in Humans

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• 2018-11-22

Kinetics of Soluble Mediators of the Host Response in Ebola Virus Disease

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• 2018-11-22

Mücken und Zecken als Krankheitsvektoren: der Einfluss der Klimaerwärmung [Mosquitoes and Ticks: The Influence of Global Warming in the Transmission of Infectious Diseases in Germany]

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Immunogenicity of a novel tetravalent dengue envelope protein domain III-based antigen in mice

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Mücken und Zecken als Krankheitsvektoren: der Einfluss der Klimaerwärmung [Mosquitoes and Ticks: The Influence of Global Warming in the Transmission of Infectious Diseases in Germany]

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Biochemical and structural studies reveal differences and commonalities among cap-snatching endonucleases from segmented negative-strand RNA viruses

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Kinetics of Soluble Mediators of the Host Response in Ebola Virus Disease

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• 2018-08-14

Widespread arenavirus occurrence and seroprevalence in small mammals, Nigeria

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• 2018-07-13

Viral metagenomics, genetic and evolutionary characteristics of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever orthonairovirus in humans, Kosovo

• Emmerich P, Jakupi X, von Possel R, Berisha L, Halili B, Günther S, Cadar D, Ahmeti S, Schmidt-Chanasit J
• Infect Genet Evol. 2018 Nov;65:6-11. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.07.010
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Acute Lassa Virus Encephalitis with Lassa Virus in the Cerebrospinal Fluid but Absent in the Blood: A Case Report with a Positive Outcome

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• 2018-07-03

Occupation-Associated Fatal Limbic Encephalitis Caused by Variegated Squirrel Bornavirus 1, Germany, 2013

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• Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jun;24(6):978-987. doi: 10.3201/eid2406.172027
• 2018-06-24

Clinical and laboratory predictors of Lassa fever outcome in a dedicated treatment facility in Nigeria: a retrospective, observational cohort study

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• Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 Jun;18(6):684-695. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30121-X
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Antibodies to the Glycoprotein GP2 Subunit Cross-React between Old and New World Arenaviruses

• Amanat F, Duehr J, Oestereich L, Hastie KM, Ollmann Saphire E, Krammer F
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A one-step multiplex real-time RT-PCR for the universal detection of all currently known CCHFV genotypes

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• 2018-05-01

Field investigation with real-time virus genetic characterisation support of a cluster of Ebola virus disease cases in Dubréka, Guinea, April to June 2015

• Pini A, Zomahoun D, Duraffour S, Derrough T, Charles M, Quick J, Loman N, Cowley L, Leno M, Ouedraogo N, Thiam O, Hernández-Romieu A, Iko A, Keita H, Konate D, Soumah AA, Bouchouar E, Ileka-Priouzeau S, Keita S, Diallo B, Cisse F, Jansa J, Carroll M, Günther S, Severi E, Formenty P
• Euro Surveill. 2018 Mar;23(12):17-00140. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.12.17-00140
• 2018-03-29

Development and evaluation of antibody-capture immunoassays for detection of Lassa virus nucleoprotein-specific immunoglobulin M and G

• Gabriel M, Adomeh DI, Ehimuan J, Oyakhilome J, Omomoh EO, Ighodalo Y, Olokor T, Bonney K, Pahlmann M, Emmerich P, Lelke M, Brunotte L, Ölschläger S, Thomé-Bolduan C, Becker-Ziaja B, Busch C, Odia I, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Okokhere PO, Okogbenin SA, Akpede GO, Schmitz H, Asogun DA, Günther S
• PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Mar 29;12(3):e0006361. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006361
• 2018-03-29

Development and evaluation of antibody-capture immunoassays for detection of Lassa virus nucleoprotein-specific immunoglobulin M and G

• Gabriel M, Adomeh DI, Ehimuan J, Oyakhilome J, Omomoh EO, Ighodalo Y, Olokor T, Bonney K, Pahlmann M, Emmerich P, Lelke M, Brunotte L, Ölschläger S, Thomé-Bolduan C, Becker-Ziaja B, Busch C, Odia I, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Okokhere PO, Okogbenin SA, Akpede GO, Schmitz H, Asogun DA, Günther S
• PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 Mar 29;12(3):e0006361. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006361
• 2018-03-29

Antiviral efficacy of favipiravir against Ebola virus: A translational study in cynomolgus macaques

• Guedj J, Piorkowski G, Jacquot F, Madelain V, Nguyen THT, Rodallec A, Gunther S, Carbonnelle C, Mentré F, Raoul H, de Lamballerie X
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Sensitive and specific detection of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV)-Specific IgM and IgG antibodies in human sera using recombinant CCHFV nucleoprotein as antigen in μ-capture and IgG immune complex (IC) ELISA tests

• Emmerich P, Mika A, von Possel R, Rackow A, Liu Y, Schmitz H, Günther S, Sherifi K, Halili B, Jakupi X, Berisha L, Ahmeti S, Deschermeier C
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• 2018-03-26

New Lineage of Lassa Virus, Togo, 2016

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• Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Mar;24(3):599-602. doi: 10.3201/eid2403.171905
• 2018-03-15

Arenavirus infection correlates with lower survival of its natural rodent host in a long-term capture-mark-recapture study

• Mariën J, Sluydts V, Borremans B, Gryseels S, Vanden Broecke B, Sabuni CA, Katakweba AAS, Mulungu LS, Günther S, de Bellocq JG, Massawe AW, Leirs H
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A one-step multiplex real-time RT-PCR for the universal detection of all currently known CCHFV genotypes

• Sas MA, Vina-Rodriguez A, Mertens M, Eiden M, Emmerich P, Chaintoutis SC, Mirazimi A, Groschup MH
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• 2018-01-31

Erratum for Madelain et al., "Favipiravir Pharmacokinetics in Nonhuman Primates and Insights for Future Efficacy Studies of Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses"

• Madelain V, Guedj J, Mentré F, Nguyen THT, Jacquot F, Oestereich L, Kadota T, Yamada K, Taburet AM, de Lamballerie X, Raoul H
• Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Dec 21;62(1). pii: e02093-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02093-17
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Control measures following a case of imported Lassa fever from Togo, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, 2016

• Lehmann C, Kochanek M, Abdulla D, Becker S, Böll B, Bunte A, Cadar D, Dormann A, Eickmann M, Emmerich P, Feldt T, Frank C, Fries J, Gabriel M, Goetsch U, Gottschalk R, Günther S, Hallek M, Häussinger D, Herzog C, Jensen B, Kolibay F, Krakau M, Langebartels G, Rieger T, Schaade L, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Schömig E, Schüttfort G, Shimabukuro-Vornhagen A, von Bergwelt-Baildon M, Wieland U, Wiesmüller G, Wolf T, Fätkenheuer G
• Euro Surveill. 2017 Sep;22(39):17-00088. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.39.17-00088
• 2017-09-28

Determining Ribavirin's mechanism of action against Lassa virus infection

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Compensating for cross-reactions using avidity and computation in a suspension multiplex immunoassay for serotyping of Zika versus other flavivirus infections

• Rönnberg B, Gustafsson Å, Vapalahti O, Emmerich P, Lundkvist Å, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Blomberg J
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Deep Sequencing of RNA from Blood and Oral Swab Samples Reveals the Presence of Nucleic Acid from a Number of Pathogens in Patients with Acute Ebola Virus Disease and Is Consistent with Bacterial Translocation across the Gut

• Carroll MW, Haldenby S, Rickett NY, Pályi B, Garcia-Dorival I, Liu X, Barker G, Bore JA, Koundouno FR, Williamson ED, Laws TR, Kerber R, Sissoko D, Magyar N, Di Caro A, Biava M, Fletcher TE, Sprecher A, Ng LFP, Rénia L, Magassouba N, Günther S, Wölfel R, Stoecker K, Matthews DA, Hiscox JA
• mSphere. 2017 Aug 23;2(4):e00325-17. doi: 10.1128/mSphereDirect.00325-17
• 2017-08-23

Schwere Gelbfieber-impfassoziierte Erkrankung: ein Fallbericht und aktuelle Übersicht [Severe Yellow fever vaccine-associated disease: a case report and current overview]

• Slesak G, Gabriel M, Domingo C, Schäfer J
• Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 142(16):1219-1222. German. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-114729
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Novel Cross-Reactive Monoclonal Antibodies against Ebolavirus Glycoproteins Show Protection in a Murine Challenge Model

• Duehr J, Wohlbold TJ, Oestereich L, Chromikova V, Amanat F, Rajendran M, Gomez-Medina S, Mena I, tenOever BR, García-Sastre A, Basler CF, Munoz-Fontela C, Krammer F
• J Virol. 2017 Jul 27;91(16). pii: e00652-17. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00652-17
• 2017-07-27

Autochthonous Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Spain

• Negredo A, de la Calle-Prieto F, Palencia-Herrejón E, Mora-Rillo M, Astray-Mochales J, Sánchez-Seco MP, Bermejo Lopez E, Menárguez J, Fernández-Cruz A, Sánchez-Artola B, Keough-Delgado E, Ramírez de Arellano E, Lasala F, Milla J, Fraile JL, Ordobás Gavín M, Martinez de la Gándara A, López Perez L, Diaz-Diaz D, López-García MA, Delgado-Jimenez P, Martín-Quirós A, Trigo E, Figueira JC, Manzanares J, Rodriguez-Baena E, Garcia-Comas L, Rodríguez-Fraga O, García-Arenzana N, Fernández-Díaz MV, Cornejo VM, Emmerich P, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Arribas JR; Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever@Madrid Working Group
• N Engl J Med. 2017 Jul 13;377(2):154-161. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa161516
• 2017-07-13

Autochthonous Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Spain

• Negredo A, de la Calle-Prieto F, Palencia-Herrejón E, Mora-Rillo M, Astray-Mochales J, Sánchez-Seco MP, Bermejo Lopez E, Menárguez J, Fernández-Cruz A, Sánchez-Artola B, Keough-Delgado E, Ramírez de Arellano E, Lasala F, Milla J, Fraile JL, Ordobás Gavín M, Martinez de la Gándara A, López Perez L, Diaz-Diaz D, López-García MA, Delgado-Jimenez P, Martín-Quirós A, Trigo E, Figueira JC, Manzanares J, Rodriguez-Baena E, Garcia-Comas L, Rodríguez-Fraga O, García-Arenzana N, Fernández-Díaz MV, Cornejo VM, Emmerich P, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Arribas JR
• N Engl J Med. 2017 Jul 13;377(2):154-161. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615162
• 2017-07-13

Prevalence of Lassa Virus Disease (LVD) in Nigerian children with fever or fever and convulsions in an endemic area

• Akhuemokhan OC, Ewah-Odiase RO, Akpede N, Ehimuan J, Adomeh DI, Odia I, Olomu SC, Pahlmann M, Becker-Ziaja B, Happi CT, Asogun DA, Okogbenin SA, Okokhere PO, Dawodu OS, Omoike IU, Sabeti PC, Günther S, Akpede GO
• PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Jul 3;11(7):e0005711. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005711
• 2017-07-03

Different features of Vδ2 T and NK cells in fatal and non-fatal human Ebola infections

• Cimini E, Viola D, Cabeza-Cabrerizo M, Romanelli A, Tumino N, Sacchi A, Bordoni V, Casetti R, Turchi F, Martini F, Bore JA, Koundouno FR, Duraffour S, Michel J, Holm T, Zekeng EG, Cowley L, Garcia Dorival I, Doerrbecker J, Hetzelt N, Baum JHJ, Portmann J, Wölfel R, Gabriel M, Miranda O, Díaz G, Díaz JE, Fleites YA, Piñeiro CA, Castro CM, Koivogui L, Magassouba N, Diallo B, Ruibal P, Oestereich L, Wozniak DM, Lüdtke A, Becker-Ziaja B, Capobianchi MR, Ippolito G, Carroll MW, Günther S, Di Caro A, Muñoz-Fontela C, Agrati C
• PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 May 30;11(5):e0005645. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005645
• 2017-05-31

Different features of Vδ2 T and NK cells in fatal and non-fatal human Ebola infections

• Cimini E, Viola D, Cabeza-Cabrerizo M, Romanelli A, Tumino N, Sacchi A, Bordoni V, Casetti R, Turchi F, Martini F, Bore JA, Koundouno FR, Duraffour S, Michel J, Holm T, Zekeng EG, Cowley L, Garcia Dorival I, Doerrbecker J, Hetzelt N, Baum JHJ, Portmann J, Wölfel R, Gabriel M, Miranda O, Díaz G, Díaz JE, Fleites YA, Piñeiro CA, Castro CM, Koivogui L, Magassouba N, Diallo B, Ruibal P, Oestereich L, Wozniak DM, Lüdtke A, Becker-Ziaja B, Capobianchi MR, Ippolito G, Carroll MW, Günther S, Di Caro A, Muñoz-Fontela C, Agrati C
• PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 May 30;11(5):e0005645. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005645
• 2017-05-30

Structural insights into reptarenavirus cap-snatching machinery

• Rosenthal M, Gogrefe N, Vogel D, Reguera J, Rauschenberger B, Cusack S, Günther S, Reindl S
• PLoS Pathog. 2017 May 15;13(5):e1006400. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006400
• 2017-05-15

External quality assessment study for ebolavirus PCR-diagnostic promotes international preparedness during the 2014 - 2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa

• Ellerbrok H, Jacobsen S, Patel P, Rieger T, Eickmann M, Becker S, Günther S, Naidoo D, Schrick L, Keeren K, Targosz A, Teichmann A, Formenty P, Niedrig M
• PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 May 1;11(5):e0005570. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005570
• 2017-05-01

No measurable adverse effects of Lassa, Morogoro and Gairo arenaviruses on their rodent reservoir host in natural conditions

• Mariën J, Borremans B, Gryseels S, Soropogui B, De Bruyn L, Bongo GN, Becker-Ziaja B, de Bellocq JG, Günther S, Magassouba N, Leirs H, Fichet-Calvet E. . . doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2146-0. PMID: 28449693; PMCID: PMC5408478.
• Parasit Vectors. 2017 Apr 27;10(1):210. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2146-0.
• 2017-04-27

How to treat Ebola virus infections? A lesson from the field

• Duraffour S, Malvy D, Sissoko D
• Curr Opin Virol. 2017 Jun;24:9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2017.03.003
• 2017-04-15

Virus genomes reveal factors that spread and sustained the Ebola epidemic

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• Nature. 2017 Apr 20;544(7650):309-315. doi: 10.1038/nature22040
• 2017-04-14

Ebola virus infection kinetics in chimeric mice reveal a key role of T cells as barriers for virus dissemination

• Lüdtke A, Ruibal P, Wozniak DM, Pallasch E, Wurr S, Bockholt S, Gómez-Medina S, Qiu X, Kobinger GP, Rodríguez E, Günther S, Krasemann S, Idoyaga J, Oestereich L, Muñoz-Fontela C
• Scientific Reports. 2017 Mar 3;7:43776. doi: 10.1038/srep43776
• 2017-03-03

Ebola virus infection kinetics in chimeric mice reveal a key role of T cells as barriers for virus dissemination

• Lüdtke A, Ruibal P, Wozniak DM, Pallasch E, Wurr S, Bockholt S, Gómez-Medina S, Qiu X, Kobinger GP, Rodríguez E, Günther S, Krasemann S, Idoyaga J, Oestereich L, Muñoz-Fontela C
• Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 3:7:43776. doi: 10.1038/srep43776
• 2017-03-01

Interferon β-1a for the treatment of Ebola virus disease: A historically controlled, single-arm proof-of-concept trial

• Konde MK, Baker DP, Traore FA, Sow MS, Camara A, Barry AA, Mara D, Barry A, Cone M, Kaba I, Richard AA, Beavogui AH, Günther S; European Mobile Laboratory Consortium; Pintilie M, Fish EN
• PLoS One. 2017 Feb 22;12(2):e0169255. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169255
• 2017-02-22

Genetic Diversity and New Lineages of Dengue Virus Serotypes 3 and 4 in Returning Travelers, Germany, 2006-2015

• Shihada S, Emmerich P, Thomé-Bolduan C, Jansen S, Günther S, Frank C, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Cadar D
• Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Feb;23(2):272-275. doi: 10.3201/eid2302.160751
• 2017-02-15

Transcriptomic signatures differentiate survival from fatal outcomes in humans infected with Ebola virus

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• Genome Biol. 2017 Jan 19;18(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s13059-016-1137-3
• 2017-01-20

Ebola Virus Persistence in Breast Milk After No Reported Illness: A Likely Source of Virus Transmission From Mother to Child

• Sissoko D, Keïta M, Diallo B, Aliabadi N, Fitter DL, Dahl BA, Akoi Bore J, Raymond Koundouno F, Singethan K, Meisel S, Enkirch T, Mazzarelli A, Amburgey V, Faye O, Alpha Sall A, Magassouba N, Carroll MW, Anglaret X, Malvy D, Formenty P, Bruce Aylward R, Keïta S, Harouna Djingarey M, Loman NJ, Günther S, Duraffour S
• Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Feb 15;64(4):513-516. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw793
• 2017-01-07

Persistence and clearance of Ebola virus RNA from seminal fluid of Ebola virus disease survivors: a longitudinal analysis and modelling study

• Sissoko D, Duraffour S, Kerber R, Kolie JS, Beavogui AH, Camara AM, Colin G, Rieger T, Oestereich L, Pályi B, Wurr S, Guedj J, Nguyen THT, Eggo RM, Watson CH, Edmunds WJ, Bore JA, Koundouno FR, Cabeza-Cabrerizo M, Carter LL, Kafetzopoulou LE, Kuisma E, Michel J, Patrono LV, Rickett NY, Singethan K, Rudolf M, Lander A, Pallasch E, Bockholt S, Rodríguez E, Di Caro A, Wölfel R, Gabriel M, Gurry C, Formenty P, Keïta S, Malvy D, Carroll MW, Anglaret X, Günther S
• Lancet Glob Health. 2017 Jan;5(1):e80-e88. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30243-1
• 2017-01-05

Persistence and clearance of Ebola virus RNA from seminal fluid of Ebola virus disease survivors: a longitudinal analysis and modelling study