One could of course point out that with a case fatality rate hovering around 75%, becoming "more deadly" is kinda hard. Also, each human outbreak is a dead end for the virus.
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In the article (and his new book) there is also a misunderstanding of 'wild types' and 'mutants' - they're meaningless designations. Importantly, the 'Makona strain' isn't some mutant strain that arose during the W. Africa epidemic - it's the name of the variant that started it.
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A couple of references to better understand the evolution of viruses (incl. Makona) during outbreaks. - Discussion/review of Ebola virus evolution: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature19790 … - Naming of Makona: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/11/4760 … - General review on the topic:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-018-0296-2 …
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you took out all the suspense, Kristian :-)
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I'm such a party pooper.
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Ugh. Why, Preston, just why.
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I strongly second that, “Ugh”
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The sheer number of people that have asked me this question has been amazing. Same answer every time
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