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Inhaled Ebola vaccine may offer long-term protection from virus

A potentially breathable, respiratory vaccine in development has been shown to provide long-term protection for non-human primates against the deadly Ebola virus, as reported this week in the online edition of the...

5 November, 2014

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Ebola can survive on surfaces for almost two months

Tests reveal certain strains survive for weeks when stored at low temperatures. The number of confirmed Ebola cases passed the 10,000 mark, despite efforts to curb its spread. And while the disease typically dies on...

3 November, 2014

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UNL, Johns Hopkins researchers ID algae-virus DNA in humans

The DNA of a virus once thought confined to the cells of algae may in fact invade the biological kingdom of mice and men, according to a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins and UNL. The researchers, whose paper...

31 October, 2014

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No vaccine against ignorance

In the absence of credible, strong political leadership, paranoia about disease can go viral. We’ve seen this happen around the world with a wide range of illnesses, from swine flu to SARS to Ebola. And even after...

31 October, 2014

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Medical Research Institute contributes to vaccine development effort

No vaccines or drugs are available yet to protect people worldwide against Ebola virus disease, but two potential vaccines are in human safety testing, and scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of...

31 October, 2014

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Biosensor technology could allow rapid detection of Ebola virus

Rapid detection of viruses among potential applications of research at UC Santa Cruz. In 2010, Ahmet Ali Yanik published his first paper on the rapid detection of Ebola virus using new biosensor technology, he and...

29 October, 2014

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How some exposure to Ebola could lead to immunity

Epidemics like the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa often get started when people make contact with animals carrying infectious diseases, but, paradoxically, a certain amount of human exposure to a virus at its...

28 October, 2014

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NIH begins early human clinical trial of VSV Ebola vaccine

Human testing of a second investigational Ebola vaccine candidate is under way at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and...

24 October, 2014

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Chinese HIV vaccine finishes safety testing

A new HIV/AIDS vaccine, developed by Chinese scientists, has completed its safety testing stage, the results of which will soon be submitted to the Chinese authorities, experts said during the 2014 National Conference...

24 October, 2014

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Russian scientists working on fast-acting Ebola vaccine

Russian scientists are developing a technology to make monoclonal antibodies specific to the Ebola virus. If successful, the resulting medicine could be available as soon as December. Testing points to a positive effect...

24 October, 2014

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