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Measles killing more people than Ebola in Congo, Doctors Without Borders says

Measles has killed 2,758 people in Congo since January, more than the Ebola epidemic in a year, medical NGO Doctors Without Borders said, and called for a “massive mobilization of funds.” The disease, preventable with a...

19 August, 2019

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Ebola virus is no longer incurable, Congo trial reports over 90 percent success

A randomized clinical trial taking place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been terminated early due to the extraordinary success of two drugs being investigated to treat the Ebola virus. Four new treatments...

16 August, 2019

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Groundbreaking study could lead to fast, simple test for Ebola virus

In a breakthrough that could lead to a simple and inexpensive test for Ebola virus disease, researchers have generated two antibodies to the deadly virus. The antibodies, which are inexpensive to produce, potentially...

10 May, 2019

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Ebola’s cell adhesion mechanics unlocked

In order for the Ebola virus (EBOV) to hijack a cell, it must first “board” its intended mass replication vehicle. The biomechanics of this process have been elusive, hindering the development of potential clinical...

29 March, 2019

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Pan-filovirus T-cell vaccine protects mice from Ebola and Marburg

Vaccines that induce protective T-cell responses could protect against members across the filovirus family, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Tomáš Hanke of the University of...

23 March, 2019

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Bat influenza viruses could infect humans

Bats don’t only carry the deadly Ebola virus, but are also a reservoir for a new type of influenza virus. These newly discovered flu viruses could potentially also attack the cells of humans and livestock...

7 March, 2019

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Final trials show Ebola vaccine offers 100 percent protection

A new Ebola vaccine is safe to use and highly effective against the deadly virus, scientists say, following successful trials in Guinea and Sierra Leone. The scientists’ study, published in the Lancet, notes that...

23 December, 2016

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Ebola update: How the virus disables the body’s immune system

The Ebola virus is known for how quickly and effectively it shuts down a hosts’s immune system. Scientific research has already identified proteins within the virus that hamper the host’s immune response...

9 December, 2016

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Ebola virus mutated to better infect humans during outbreak

The Ebola virus evolved to better infect human cells during the 2014 West African outbreak that killed more than 11,000, says a new study in the journal Cell. The Ebola virus mutated to more effectively infiltrate human...

8 November, 2016

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New chemical compound could potentially be used to treat Ebola virus infection

Virus spread can be blocked by attacking Ebola’s Achilles’ heel Scientists have found Ebola’s Achilles’ heel: a new kind of chemical compound can block the protein Ebola uses to break out of...

25 August, 2016

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