Molecular characterization of an isolate from the 1989/90 epizootic of Ebola virus Reston among macaques imported into the United States

A Groseth, U Ströher, S Theriault, H Feldmann - Virus research, 2002 - Elsevier
We have determined the entire genomic sequence of the Pennsylvania strain, which was
isolated along with the Virginia strain during the emergence of Ebola virus Reston in
1989/90 in the United States. Thus, either the Pennsylvania or Virginia strain, neither of
which had been previously molecularly characterized, can be considered as the prototype
for Ebola virus Reston. Comparative analysis showed a high degree of homology to the
concomitantly analyzed and recently published Philippine strain of EBOV Reston from 1996 …