Military Medical Sciences 2015;(5):386-389

doi:10.7644/j.issn.1674-9960.2015.05.016

Biological characteristics of Ebola virus:research advances

Yi ZHANG ; Yinglong QU ; Zhendong GUO ; Siyan ZHAO ; Yingying FU ; Hongyan ZHAO ; Zhongyi WANG ; Zongzheng ZHAO ; Linna LIU ; Jun QIAN

Keywords

Ebola virus disease; Ebola virus; biological characteristics

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Ebola virus disease , which can cause ebola hemorrhagic fever , is a potent zoonotic infectious virus disease . In 2014 , Ebola virus spread across West Africa and it has become a new major threat to global public health .This article summarizes the structural features of Ebola virus , transmission characteristics , interactions ,animal models .