Moreover, lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia were observed at the later stages of disease together with sharp increases in plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-18, IL-6, and IFNα) and chemokines (I-TAC, MCP-1, and eotaxin), also characteristic of EHF. The gene discussed is IL1B; the disease is Ebola hemorrhagic fever.