Chinese scientists have engineered a virus with parts of Ebola in a lab that killed a group of hamsters.
A team of researchers at Hebei Medical University used a contagious disease of livestock and added a protein found in Ebola, which allows the virus to infect cells and spread throughout the human body.
The group of hamsters that received the lethal injection ‘developed severe systemic diseases similar to those observed in human Ebola patients,’ including multi-organ failure,’ the study shared.
One particularly horrific symptom saw the infected hamsters develop secretions in their eyes, which impaired their vision and scabbed over the surface of the eyeballsWhile the experiment may spark fears of another lab leak, the researchers say their goal was to find the suitable animal models to mimic Ebola symptoms in a lab setting safely.The study suggested that infected hamsters could be a decent model for studying the spread and treatment […]
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