Placide Mbala Kingebeni

Endogenous anti-Ebola virus GP 1,2 antibodies interfere with detection of secreted glycoprotein in the blood of EVD patients

ABSTRACT Ebola disease (EBOD) is a highly infectious disease with severe hemorrhagic symptoms. It is caused by orthoebolaviruses , which include the Ebola virus ( Orthoebolavirus zairense ) (EBOV) causing Ebola virus disease (EVD), the most lethal EBOD to humans. Through co-trans...

Early insights into predicted efficacy of Ebola monoclonal antibodies for the 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak

The 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the DRC and Uganda raises urgent questions about the efficacy of existing Ebola virus (EBOV) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against Bundibugyo virus (BDBV). Here, we perform genomic and structural analyses of 44 BDBV sequences, in...