Friday 2 March 2018

How bats carry viruses without getting sick


Date:  February 22, 2018
Source:  Cell Press

Summary:
Bats are known to harbor highly pathogenic viruses like Ebola or Marburg and yet they do not show clinical signs of disease. Scientists find that in bats, an antiviral immune pathway called the STING-interferon pathway is dampened, and bats can maintain just enough defense against illness without triggering a heightened immune reaction.


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