Ebola virus hides out in brain

Monkeys treated with monoclonal antibodies fully recovered, but infection recurred The Ebola virus can hide in the brains of monkeys that have recovered after medical treatment without causing symptoms and lead to recurrent infections, according to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Ebola is one of the deadliest infectious disease threats known to humankind, with an average fatality rate of about 50%. it is known for a high level of viral persistence, meaning the virus remains lurking in the body even after a patient has recovered. But the location of this hiding place remains largely unknown. In 2021, there were three Ebola outbreaks in Africa, all linked to previously infected survivors. Ebola also reemerged in Guinea that same year, linked to a survivor of the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak. To better understand where the Ebola virus “hides” in the body of survivors, and what triggers recurrent infections, .the U.S. Army Medical Research...