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Research shows Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease

New research that focuses on the mechanism by which Ebola virus infects a cell and the discovery of a promising drug therapy candidate is being published February 27, 2015, in the journal Science. Dr. Robert Davey...

3 March, 2015

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West Africa: Ebolanomics – the search for a vaccine

When Ebola hit West Africa last year, it was a disease with no sign of a vaccine or cure. To those affected that may have been an indication that the wider world didn’t care about them or the diseases that...

13 February, 2015

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Scientists ask if Ebola immunises as well as kills

A recent sharp drop in new Ebola infections in West Africa is prompting scientists to wonder whether the virus may be silently immunising some people at the same time as brutally killing their neighbours. So-called...

6 February, 2015

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The Economist explains: How disease forecasts can go wrong

The Ebola epidemic that took off last year in three west African countries—Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone —is finally fading. The last three weeks have each seen around 120 new cases, the lowest level since July 2014...

6 February, 2015

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Disappointment over Ebola vaccine as virus ‘mutates’

Ebola researchers say they are a ‘tad disappointed’ at Ebola vaccine trials as scientists in Guinea warn the virus has mutated. Independent experts said that while the vaccine has been deemed safe, it did not perform as...

2 February, 2015

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Evolutionary goal of Ebola virus is to become ‘more lethal’

A new study has revealed that the evolutionary goal of Ebola virus is to become “more lethal.” Scientists at the University of Liverpool looked at the Zaire Ebola strain, which is responsible for the current...

23 January, 2015

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“Extreme measures” needed to see Ebola vaccine development through: Experts

Developing and bringing to market effective Ebola vaccines requires extreme measures and unprecedented international cooperation, global health experts said. In an interim report on a roadmap for vaccines against the...

19 January, 2015

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Oxford Vaccine Group begins first trial of new Ebola vaccine

Oxford University doctors and scientists are starting the first safety trial of an experimental preventative Ebola vaccine regimen being developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson...

16 January, 2015

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Ebola vaccines move closer to ultimate test

The race to develop Ebola vaccines will soon enter a new phase that may bring answers to the most important question: Do they actually work? In as little as 4 weeks, tests could begin in West Africa in people at risk of...

12 January, 2015

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