Dong, Xiaofeng
Munoz-Basagoiti, Jordana
Rickett, Natasha Y.
Pollakis, Georgios
Paxton, William A.
Günther, Stephan
Kerber, Romy
Ng, Lisa F. P.
Elmore, Michael J.
Magassouba, N’faly
Carroll, Miles W.
Matthews, David A.
Hiscox, Julian A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6582-0275
Article History
Received: 28 November 2019
Accepted: 17 August 2020
First Online: 7 September 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The National Committee of Ethics in Medical Research of Guinea approved the use of diagnostic leftover samples and corresponding patient data for this study (permit nos. 11/CNERS/14 and 33/CNERS/15). Approved research protocols included the use of samples that had been collected as part of the public health response to contain the outbreak in Guinea (informed consent was not obtained from patients). Ethical permission for the sequencing work conducted at the University of Liverpool of RNA from patient samples was reviewed and approved by the institution under reference number RETH000784. Permission to sequence biological samples (made safe) containing genetic material from human pathogen hazard group 4 viruses was granted by the UK Home Office and the UK National Counter Terrorism Security Office. Ethical permission was also obtained from the Ethik-Kommission Der Arztekammer Hamburg (PV4910). Experimental methods comply with the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.