The transition from a rural to an urban environment alters expression of the human Ebola virus receptor Neiman-Pick C1: implications for the current epidemic in West Africa
| Autor: | Stephen W. Bickler, Antonio De Maio, Radhames E. Lizardo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Humanitarian crisis
Gene Expression medicine.disease_cause Biochemistry World health Disease Outbreaks Sierra leone West africa Niemann-Pick C1 Protein Environmental protection medicine Humans Socioeconomics Ebolavirus Membrane Glycoproteins Ebola virus Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins Cell Biology Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola Africa Western Cholesterol Geography Receptors LDL International security Perspective and Reflection Article Carrier Proteins Urban environment |
| Zdroj: | Cell Stress and Chaperones. 20:203-206 |
| ISSN: | 1466-1268 1355-8145 |
| Popis: | The 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa has captured the world’s attention and has been described as a humanitarian crisis and a threat to international security by Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization (Chan 2014). As of October 25th of this year, a total of 10,141 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported primarily in five countries, including Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone, resulting in 4922 deaths thus far (WHO 2014a). The prediction is that without drastic control measures the number of cases and deaths could increase to thousands per week in the coming months (WHO Ebola Response Team 2014). |
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