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Parallels to HIV: Another Fatal Monkey Virus Could Be Poised for Spillover to Humans

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Parallels to HIV: Another Fatal Monkey Virus Could Be Poised for Spillover to Humans

An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like symptoms in some monkeys, is “poised for spillover” to humans. Evoking parallels to HIV, authors are calling on global health community to be vigilant. According to new research, an obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African … Read more

New deadly Ebola-like virus that lives in monkeys in Africa is ‘poised for spillover’ into humans

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New deadly Ebola-like virus that lives in monkeys in Africa is ‘poised for spillover’ into humans

Scientists fear they’ve found the next big pandemic threat — a virus that lives in African monkeys. Simian hemorrhagic fever virus (SHFV) causes devastating Ebola-like symptoms including internal bleeding and kills virtually every primate it infects. The virus hijacks the immune system, disabling key defense mechanisms and breaking the body down cell by cell. No … Read more