FDA authorizes Ebola test; vaccine will probably take until 2015

The test was developed by the U.S. military and is used to detect the Zaire strain of Ebola, which has killed more than 930 people in West Africa. The FDA has authorized use of an unapproved Ebola virus test under a special emergency-use provision, although efforts to develop a vaccine for the deadly illness are unlikely to bear fruit until 2015, officials say. The test-tube diagnostic test was developed by the U.S. military and is used to detect the Zaire strain of Ebola, which has infected at least 1,711 and killed 932 in West Africa. “The test is designed for use in individuals, including Department of Defense personnel and responders, who may be at risk of infection as a result of the outbreak,” FDA spokeswoman Stephanie Yao said in a statement. “Specifically, the test is intended for use in individuals with signs and symptoms of infection with Ebola Zaire virus, who are at risk...