article · BMC Infectious Diseases

High prevalence of IgG antibodies to Ebola virus in the Efé pygmy population in the Watsa region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

201638 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

The seroprevalence of IgG antibody to EBOV in pygmies in Watsa region is among the highest ever reported, but it remains unclear which exposures might lead to this high infection rate calling for further ecological and behavioural studies.

Research topics

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Viral Infections and Vectors
Hepatitis B Virus Studies

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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1607-y

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