The fact that not everyone with Ebola virus disease (EVD) has died during the ongoing outbreak in West Africa, with an estimated case fatality rate of 70.8% by September 2014, suggests that some kind of immunity to this virus is possible. If left unchecked, this scenario will undoubtedly shift to a higher figure, as health-care conditions in many of the countries affected may not always enable infected hosts to recover. Although gender differences in the survival, incidence, and/or severity of infection are unknown, the current Ebola virus outbreak represents an unprecedented disaster for humans and a zoonotic successful strategy for a virus that cunningly and rapidly hijacks innate immunity to devastating effect.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/dead-end-host-there-way-out-position-piece-ebola-virus-outbreak-international-union
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/clive-m-gray
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/marylyn-addo
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/reinhold-e-schmidt-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/frontiers-immunology
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ebola-virus-disease-ebola-hemorrhagic-fever
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/viral-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
