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Ebola outbreak: Scientists sequence virus genomes and find clues about origin and transmission of disease

An international team of researchers have sequenced and analysed more than 99 Ebola virus genomes in response to an ongoing, unprecedented outbreak of the disease in West Africa. The research, led by scientists at the...

1 September, 2014

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The economic case for wiping out Ebola

On Aug. 22, the World Health Organization announced a draft strategy to combat the West African Ebola outbreak over the next six to nine months. That’s a sign that the global health body isn’t optimistic about a rapid...

1 September, 2014

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Renowned bioethicist, Arthur Caplan, discusses the distribution of limited experimental Ebola drugs

A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) ethics panel released their summary to consider and assess the ethical implications for clinical decision-making of the potential use of unregistered interventions for...

22 August, 2014

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Ebola outbreak shows lack of global real-time biosurveillance system

The Ebola outbreak in Africa has reinforced the fact that there is no globally linked, interoperable system to prevent infectious disease threats, detect outbreaks in real-time, and to respond effectively before they...

18 August, 2014

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New Ebola discovery explains why virus is so deadly

The often fatal Ebola virus has no proven cure or vaccine, but a new study that details how the virus disables a body’s immune response could shed light on a possible treatment for the dreaded disease...

15 August, 2014

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WHO to pick who gets Canada’s Ebola vaccine

Ebola has killed more than 1,000 during West African outbreak. Canada will donate doses of its experimental Ebola vaccine to the international community and the World Health Organization will help determine who receives...

15 August, 2014

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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...

8 August, 2014

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Ebola vaccine won’t come without taking some risks

The current West African Ebola virus outbreak, which has now reached more than 1,000 cases and resulted in more than 800 deaths, is a reminder of the often unpredictable nature of viruses and the difficulties in finding...

8 August, 2014

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Ebola may have been lurking in West Africa for years, study says

The deadly Ebola virus that killed over 600 people in West Africa may have been lurking in the areas for years and has sickened people who were not aware that they are infected, researchers say. A study of blood samples...

1 August, 2014

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NIH to launch early Ebola vaccine trial in September

The USA will launch an early-stage trial in September of an experimental vaccine against Ebola, the deadly viral disease that has killed 729 people in the largest outbreak in history. The National Institutes of Health...

1 August, 2014

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