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Ebola virus not mutating as quickly as thought

Finding gives emerging therapies, vaccines chance to keep up

REGULAR RATE  A genetic analysis suggests that the Ebola virus, shown here in orange, is not evolving as fast as expected.

NIAID

By Ashley Yeager

- More than 2 years ago

The virus causing the current Ebola epidemic in West Africa is not evolving as quickly as some scientists had suggested.