Ebola in Texas 4/15/96

[Don Haut]

In article <mdeanDpxK44.6MG at netcom.com>, mdean at netcom.com (Mark Dean) wrote:

> There was just a news blurb on CBS about a new outbreak of Ebola reston 
> in Texas.  They also said it had mutated from the original E. reston, but 
> didn't say how.  Anyone know what's up?
> 
>                                          Mark

A recent promed post said the strain in Texas has a very high (greater
than 90%) sequence homology with the original Reston strain.

Don

Don Haut 
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