The nature of the Ebola virus responsible for the 9th epidemic currently raging in the DRC character

(INSERM (Institut national de la sant é et de la recherche m é dicale)) The National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) of Kinshasa and Inserm have characterized the nature of the Ebola virus responsible for the 9th epidemic currently raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The strain identified is the so-called Ebola Zaire strain.Identify the virus circulating in RDC represented a major stake because the use of a vaccinal strategy is possible only if the origin of the circulating virus is identical to that contained in the vaccine.
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