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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Rogers KJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7172281 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell reports 20200301 12
During the 2013-2016 Ebola virus (EBOV) epidemic, a significant number of patients admitted to Ebola treatment units were co-infected with Plasmodium falciparum, a predominant agent of malaria. However, there is no consensus on how malaria impacts EBOV infection. The effect of acute Plasmodium infection on EBOV challenge was investigated using mouse-adapted EBOV and a biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) model virus. We demonstrate that acute Plasmodium infection protects from lethal viral challenge, depen ...[more]