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An Ebola Filovirus Is Discovered in the USA: Reston, Virginia, USA, 1989.

Journal:
Veterinary heritage : bulletin of the American Veterinary History Society
Year:
2016
Authors:
Jaax, Jerry & Jaax, Nancy K

Abstract

In December of 1989, a shipment Cynomolgus sp. monkeys into the U.S. infected with Ebola virus resulted in a potential public health crisis. An emergency interagency effort to control the outbreak was mounted in Reston Virginia, the site of the nonhuman primate quarantine facility.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27344861/